Increased sentence for hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist while speeding at 80mph in 30mph zone before torching car

You have to wonder why this technology isn't being introduced.

And they should be restricted to some crappy little car with a low bhp and torque.

What about a *good* little car with low bhp and torque? (Clearly sentencing them to cycle or walk would be both cruel and unusual punishment and mean people would never abide by any restriction... er... much like now)

after a certain point anyone driving a car [which is] over a certain age will be suspect for evading driving bans

You a have a charmingly naive faith in these government databases and the police- both display feet of clay of such density that it's difficult to believe. This is HY66 ZZB which has evaded VED for almost 4 years now. I reported it twice in early 2021, and I have seen and filmed it numerous times since then. Everybody here is familiar with how useless/ idle/ bent Lancashire Constabulary is, from me harping on about it all the time and from seeing them zooming up and down the river Wyre for weeks without bothering to do any actual searching in the Nicola Bulley case. You will have seen that 'warning' printed on the VED renewal letters from DVLA in which they claim they 'always know when a vehicle is untaxed'! On their own databases they know that this vehicle has undergone 5 MOT tests since VED was last paid, but they still can't be bothered to do anything about it.

Xenophon2 wrote:

I'm just curious:  on what is the assertion that longer sentences are not a deterrent based?  I would think that potential sentence  combined with the risk of being caught are a deterrent.  If the probabilty of detection is close to 1 but the sentence ridiculously low (say, for the sake of argument, a 100 GBP fine), who would care?

Then again, many criminals are borderline idiots, there's no statistical evaluation of risk/reward involved in what they do.  At least not in my professional experience.

fine for using the phone while driving is £200. People are not using their phones because they think the call is worth £200. they do so because they know they will not be caught.

eburtthebike wrote:

Longer sentences do not deter, and what does deter, the likelihood of being caught, has significantly reduced on our roads for the past....

so true

eburtthebike wrote:

While the police who are out there are doing a sterling job of catching the most obvious law-breakers, 

I'm going to take some convincing on this, especially when we see some atrocious driving submitted on the web portals for videos and then not actioned.