mjr wrote: ↑8 Aug 2022, 12:23pmHow is it anachronistic, please? It's not much like finding a smartphone in a Da Vinci drawing, is it?Bonefishblues wrote: ↑7 Aug 2022, 1:50pmMr Briggs patiently explained that he knew this was a very rare occurrence. His motivation is to try to reduce the impact, distress and confusion caused to the bereaved after the event because the CPS has to decide what and how to prosecute - and all they have is this anachronism to apply.
Old law is not necessarily bad law. After all, the law currently in force that requires one to ride/drive on the left is from the 1830s. Or would you like us to be rid of [url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen3cc1415/52/1]the law forbidding roadside judgment of damages
Ask Mr Briggs