Steve Coogan

[Chippy_Tea]

5 live phone in today.

He was caught doing 97 mph and at court he got off with a ban because he said if he couldn't carry on filming his latest show about driving people would lose their jobs, how can this be right when people lose their jobs every day for doing the same.

 

[Agentgonzo]

5 live phone in today.

He was caught doing 97 mph and at court he got off with a ban because he said if he couldn't carry on filming his latest show about driving people would lose their jobs, how can this be right when people lose their jobs every day for doing the same.

Because he's rich and famous.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Because he's rich and famous.

A lawyer rang in and said if it had been her decision she would have let him finish filming then hit him with a longer ban.

 

[Laner]

They let off ( no jail time ) drivers who are stoned or p1ssed behind the wheel on a daily basis, and some of the driving bans are a matter of a few weeks.

Hardly surprising they let off speeders.

Let’s be honest, all of us who drive have broken the speed limit at some point and for me it has been way over the speed involved in this case ( I blame the 2 wheels )

 

[MashBag]

Would a cabbie get off?

 

[Clint]

It's like footballers fighting on the pitch...technically it's breach of the peace,assault or whatever you'll get done for in the pub but they get "fined" by the club or league or whoever. Rubbish.

 

[Laner]

Would a cabbie get off?

Around here, that would depend!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Turns out he already had 6 points on his licence so he pleaded with them to give him 5 points so he wouldn't get banned, i wonder what the answer would have been if it was one of us who pleaded not to be banned because we need our car to go to work.


The 59-year-old star of Alan Partridge was behind the wheel of a Range Rover which was caught at 97mph on the M6 on July 29 last year.
Coogan already had six penalty points on his licence and wrote to a court to plead for a punishment which did not end in a ban, highlighting that he is expected to drive on the upcoming TV show.
Coogan argued for the magistrate to impose five penalty points instead of six, leaving him just below the level where an automatic six-month disqualification is considered.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/cri...ip-rob-bryson-driving-ban-court-b1209278.html

 

[Stu]

They let off ( no jail time ) drivers who are stoned or p1ssed behind the wheel on a daily basis, and some of the driving bans are a matter of a few weeks.

Hardly surprising they let off speeders.

Let’s be honest, all of us who drive have broken the speed limit at some point and for me it has been way over the speed involved in this case ( I blame the 2 wheels )

I'm not sure they do. Drug and drink driving has no tolerances in court like speeding does.

There are loads of people driving around with 20 or more points on their licence.

 

[MashBag]

There are loads of people driving around with 20 or more points on their licence.

??

 

[Leon103]

Turns out he already had 6 points on his licence so he pleaded with them to give him 5 points so he wouldn't get banned, i wonder what the answer would have been if it was one of us who pleaded not to be banned because we need our car to go to work.


The 59-year-old star of Alan Partridge was behind the wheel of a Range Rover which was caught at 97mph on the M6 on July 29 last year.
Coogan already had six penalty points on his licence and wrote to a court to plead for a punishment which did not end in a ban, highlighting that he is expected to drive on the upcoming TV show.
Coogan argued for the magistrate to impose five penalty points instead of six, leaving him just below the level where an automatic six-month disqualification is considered.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/cri...ip-rob-bryson-driving-ban-court-b1209278.html

Plenty of people going around with over 12 points and still got their licence.

 

[Leon103]

I'm not sure they do. Drug and drink driving has no tolerances in court like speeding does.

There are loads of people driving around with 20 or more points on their licence.

Should have read this before posting