SIR – Wow! The magistrates in Dewsbury really showed those two police officers that they would not tolerate the offence of reversing on a motorway slip road, didn’t they (T&A, January 21)?
What was the result of the court case again? Banned from driving for 12 months; ordered to take their tests again when the ban ends; fined £770; costs of £400; £15 victim surcharge (stealth tax).
The ban is to start immediately, even though an appeal is to be made. Is this a precedent? Driving bans are normally suspended until the appeal is heard.
Thank goodness they banned deporting criminals from Britain to Australia all those years ago, otherwise these two could have been sent there!
Anyway, good luck with the appeals, I’m sure that common sense will win the day.
Brian Pickford, Summerbridge Crescent, Eccleshill
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