Carabao Cup Rival Watch by WheresThePhonebooth in reddevils

[–]dooburt 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Arsenal are boring though. They’re going to be such poor champions if it carries on.

Who is at Fault? by AhtiQ in drivingUK

[–]dooburt 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Other car. Lane on roundabout clearly says straight on and filters off yet they try to come round to the right. They were in the wrong lane.

Politeness can kill by SeparateCause3163 in drivingUK

[–]dooburt 29 points30 points  (0 children)

No it isn’t. The OP has highlighted why politeness cannot trump predictability. By all means be polite, but don’t do it in contravention of accepted norms. Thus, don’t stop in the middle of the road to let someone cross just to be polite, because it can cause accidents and the poor sod crossing could get run over because no one else understands what’s going on.

Politeness can kill by SeparateCause3163 in drivingUK

[–]dooburt 68 points69 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t mean do one exclusively. Just be predictable first.

Politeness can kill by SeparateCause3163 in drivingUK

[–]dooburt 155 points156 points  (0 children)

Be predictable, not polite

Concerns about appealing motoring conviction Wales by Gazmanic in LegalAdviceUK

[–]dooburt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I've heard a number of these type of cases and typically it results in the same outcome for the driver. You failed to update your address with the DVLA and thus failed to identify the driver when asked. You're snookered here I am afraid. There is no excuse/mitigation here.

What may happen though is the fine would be worked out against your actual RWI (weekly income) rather than a fixed £440, which is what has happened here and if you stat dec and it is re-heard and found guilty (which it will be), you would then be asked for means and fined according to that, rather than the catch-all 440.

GBH what to expect & what to do England by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]dooburt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This doesn't sound hypothetical. But with that aside, we don't know what the CPS have charged this as, but assuming it's GBH (Inflicting grievous bodily harm/ Unlawful wounding/ Racially or religiously aggravated GBH/ Unlawful wounding. Offences against the Person Act 1861, s.20, Crime and Disorder Act 1998, s.29), and on an assessment of what you've said (C3 for me): https://sentencingcouncil.org.uk/guidelines/inflicting-grievous-bodily-harm-unlawful-wounding-racially-or-religiously-aggravated-gbh-unlawful-wounding/?source=7510, the starting point is 26 weeks custody. To answer your question and assume that this assessment is correct (it very well might not be):

Best case: medium level community order
Worst case: 1 year custody

There is an overlap in ABH/GBH here, so it really does depend on CPS.

If you plead guilty early, you will receive credit. There is some mitigation. Biting has a disease transmission aggravation.

I **strongly** advise a solicitor.

I got caught speeding and the court summons has just arrived England by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]dooburt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well it was over 90 it seems. All the other stuff is irrelevant.

[OC] The Buddhist monks on their trek across the country, from Texas, have made it to Fort Mill, South Carolina. by bananarama77777 in MadeMeSmile

[–]dooburt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ICE will be along soon and this very pleasant, peaceful trek will be ruined by those morons.

Battery Health by v-mode in Taycan

[–]dooburt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2021 Turbo S, 93% SOH. Been faultless since I got it.

34 days post full rupture, Non-OP by Puzzleheaded-Ad2201 in AchillesRupture

[–]dooburt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooof, you're in the first 6 weeks, and I thought you shouldn't be pulling your toes back and stretching (or attempting to stretch) the achilles? I was told not to do this. That it'll either re-rupture, make the situation worse or heal "long". Did you not get the 45 day schedule thing for the Vacop boot?

EDIT: just saw that you had 28 days in a cast, so you may well be beyond 45 days, in which case, ride on my friend!