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MP backs campaign over driving bans
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Driving bans for jailed motorists should begin once they are released from prison and not while they are serving their sentence, a Conservative MP said.
Shadow roads minister Robert Goodwill has backed a campaign started by Jan Woodward, from Billingham in County Durham, whose 19-year-old daughter Kelly was killed by a drink driver in July 2006.
At present offenders given prison sentences and driving bans can serve both at the same time, meaning that in some cases they can start driving again the day they are released.
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8:32am Sunday 23rd March 2008
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CommentPosted by: tom stott, torrevieja spain on 9:20am Sun 23 Mar 08
All driving bans should be deferred until released from prison a double wammy in favour of the victims
All driving bans should be deferred until released from prison a double wammy in favour of the victims
Posted by: RockyRereturns, Bicester on 9:30am Sun 23 Mar 08
Good Idea.
There's not many good Ideas come out of this government but this is one of them.
Ill be surprised if it makes it through though.
Good Idea.
There's not many good Ideas come out of this government but this is one of them.
Ill be surprised if it makes it through though.
Posted by: irp5059, Ainsworth on 9:43am Sun 23 Mar 08
Time for a change in the law..there are too many idiots on the roads as it is..once time served ban should start running..what is the point in handing down a two year ban with a four year sentence..??
Time for a change in the law..there are too many idiots on the roads as it is..once time served ban should start running..what is the point in handing down a two year ban with a four year sentence..??
Posted by: RagReader, Horwich on 9:46am Sun 23 Mar 08
If they get sent to jail.
If they get sent to jail.
Posted by: saudi wanderer, Aspull on 10:18am Sun 23 Mar 08
Anyone who causes a death by driving and is found to be over the limit should be banned for life, the family of any victim face a life sentence
Anyone who causes a death by driving and is found to be over the limit should be banned for life, the family of any victim face a life sentence
Posted by: susie, bury on 10:50am Sun 23 Mar 08
ALL MPs should say the same as Robert Goodwill,to driving ban for life + a jail sentence; im sure it would ease ( a little pain )for the familys for there-LIFE SENTANCE;
ALL MPs should say the same as Robert Goodwill,to driving ban for life + a jail sentence; im sure it would ease ( a little pain )for the familys for there-LIFE SENTANCE;
Posted by: buggersback, wigan on 11:14am Sun 23 Mar 08
An excellent idea I always thought it was pointless being banned whilst in prison.
An excellent idea I always thought it was pointless being banned whilst in prison.
Posted by: NRG, Lancs on 11:03pm Sun 23 Mar 08
And new bans should not run concurrently with bans currently being served, as in the case of Amir Khan - what a complete waste of taxpayers' money that trial was.
And new bans should not run concurrently with bans currently being served, as in the case of Amir Khan - what a complete waste of taxpayers' money that trial was.
Posted by: Anti-PC, Bury on 2:11pm Mon 24 Mar 08
I've been saying this for years and road safety groups up and down the country have been agreeing with me. Why has this taken so long?
I've been saying this for years and road safety groups up and down the country have been agreeing with me. Why has this taken so long?
Posted by: Terry, Bury on 3:41pm Mon 24 Mar 08
You might as well impose curfews on prisoners. It's be no dafter.
You might as well impose curfews on prisoners. It's be no dafter.
Posted by: Jan Woodward, Billingham on 9:04pm Thu 27 Mar 08
Thank you all for the comments on the campaign i have started in memory of my daughter Kelly. I hope you have all logged in to the kellycampaign.com website and signed the petition and passed it on to everyone u know who agrees with us.
Thanks again for all your support.
Jan
Thank you all for the comments on the campaign i have started in memory of my daughter Kelly. I hope you have all logged in to the kellycampaign.com website and signed the petition and passed it on to everyone u know who agrees with us.
Thanks again for all your support.
Jan
Posted by: Hamish Macbeth, Whitefield on 12:18am Fri 28 Mar 08
This "great new idea" will have to contend with "day releases" "compassionate leave" "early release on licence/tag/home curfew" - it also relies on the Prison Service updating the DVLA of the release date...
Far better the ban should commence immediately on sentence - but with an additional period equal to the time they are likely to serve in prison.
This "great new idea" will have to contend with "day releases" "compassionate leave" "early release on licence/tag/home curfew" - it also relies on the Prison Service updating the DVLA of the release date...
Far better the ban should commence immediately on sentence - but with an additional period equal to the time they are likely to serve in prison.
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