We have a totting-up system here in the UK, first offence you’ll typically be offered re-education if it’s only minor. After that, if you don’t contest a minor offence it’s a £100 fine, plus costs, plus 3 points on your license per offence. If you contest it and lose, or it’s such a major offence that you get taken straight to court, you’ll be fined a percentage of your weekly income (depending on how bad it was), court costs and surcharges, and extra points. 12 points in three years and you get your license revoked. Best case, you can get four speeding tickets in three years. Any more than that, and you lose your license. Or if you’re a new driver, it’s 6 points and you have to start over taking your driving tests again.
All this to say… someone getting 16 speeding tickets and not having their license taken away is baffling to me.
We have a totting-up system here in the UK, first offence you’ll typically be offered re-education if it’s only minor. After that, if you don’t contest a minor offence it’s a £100 fine, plus costs, plus 3 points on your license per offence. If you contest it and lose, or it’s such a major offence that you get taken straight to court, you’ll be fined a percentage of your weekly income (depending on how bad it was), court costs and surcharges, and extra points. 12 points in three years and you get your license revoked. Best case, you can get four speeding tickets in three years. Any more than that, and you lose your license. Or if you’re a new driver, it’s 6 points and you have to start over taking your driving tests again.
All this to say… someone getting 16 speeding tickets and not having their license taken away is baffling to me.