Gravesend cyclist fined

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reohn2
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Re: Gravesend cyclist fined

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thirdcrank wrote:Near the top of this thread I linked to gaz's earlier post about the same incident, which quoted a council spokesman emphasising that this was the result of ignoring the enforcement action.

I think it's fair to say the thread title is short on fact.
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cyclemad
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Re: Gravesend cyclist fined

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am man was recently convicted at local mags court for assaulting a police officer - which resulted in a fractured cheek bone...The offender received an £80 fine......

so kicking the [inappropriate word removed] out of a cop = £80

riding a cycle where not allowed = £440

your answers on the back of a five pound note please
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Re: Gravesend cyclist fined

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cyclemad wrote:am man was recently convicted at local mags court for assaulting a police officer - which resulted in a fractured cheek bone...The offender received an £80 fine......

so kicking the <i>[inappropriate word removed]</i> out of a cop = £80

riding a cycle where not allowed = £440

your answers on the back of a five pound note please



Most of that £440 was made up of the extras incurred by ignoring the enforcement process, as this thread and another make clear. Have you a link to a report of the £80 fine case you mention? I ask only to see if that too included anything else.
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Re: Gravesend cyclist fined

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cyclemad wrote:am man was recently convicted at local mags court for assaulting a police officer - which resulted in a fractured cheek bone...The offender received an £80 fine......

so kicking the <i>[inappropriate word removed]</i> out of a cop = £80

riding a cycle where not allowed = £440

your answers on the back of a five pound note please


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Re: Gravesend cyclist fined

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thirdcrank wrote:
cyclemad wrote:am man was recently convicted at local mags court for assaulting a police officer - which resulted in a fractured cheek bone...The offender received an £80 fine......

so kicking the <i>[inappropriate word removed]</i> out of a cop = £80

riding a cycle where not allowed = £440

your answers on the back of a five pound note please



Most of that £440 was made up of the extras incurred by ignoring the enforcement process, as this thread and another make clear. Have you a link to a report of the £80 fine case you mention? I ask only to see if that too included anything else.



https://www.lincs.police.uk/news-campai ... d-on-duty/
https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/ ... -1-5938663

hopefully new legislation will change this ;-
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jail ... ncy-worker
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Re: Gravesend cyclist fined

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cyclemad

Thanks for that. An awful lot of violence. Not made any better by no mention of the fractured cheek bone.
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