General Chat

Related phone-in programme on BBC Radio 4 - 'Call you & yours'.

dunno wot the fuss is all about, the police do this all the time.............if Interceptors is a true program...

If the police decide that HRH was at fault I hope that they do prosecute.
Not because I have anything against the Prince but because I believe that all should be equal under the law.

However, the Chief Constable of Norfolk will be in a dilema:
Prosecute and say goodbye to his knighthood when he retires
Don't prosecute and be accused of unequal treatment by class

And I wonder how much an income-assessed fine would work out at?

In order to secure a conviction for careless driving the prosecution not only has to prove that the events took place but also the defendant did not take appropriate measures. As a result a great many careless driving cases do not end up in court even when there is an injury. Moreover dangerous driving charges are often downgraded to careless driving even when there has been a fatality.

A couple of years ago a truck driver collided with a cyclist nr Southampton. The cyclist was killed. The driver's defence was that he did not see the cyclist due to the dazzle from the low winter sun. He was found not guillty.

Even if you have the right of way that does not remove the duty to avoid accidents. There is plenty of evidence from the crash scene to suggest that the driver of the MPV was going too fast for the conditions and was not being sufficiently observant.

Quite a few royals ( though not HRH ) have picked up points on their licence. BrianW 's comment that Philip is untouchable are wrong.

The CPS also have a duty in law to consider the public interest. It is debatable whether a public trial of the Queen's spouse would best serve the public interest. Probably not.

The Police do have "other ways"!

Two of my elderly neighbours who have been at fault in minor damage only collisions have been visited for a "talk" along the lines of "providing you give up your licence we will take no futher action"

With the help of family it has succeededd in getting them off the road.

Doubt HRH would agree though and there were injuries in this case.

Prince Phillip has no income .The money comes from the Public Purse and goes to the Queen.So he can't pay a penny.

Send him to the tower!
:-D

Were he to lose his licence, he'd get his coach and four out :-D :-D

"I am still at a loss why anyone would want to marry into the royal family. Obviously there are some advantages. You can knock another car off the road in Norfolk and a nice person from Land Rover will be on the phone that very evening to apologise for their vehicle having failed to anticipate the accident and offering a free, top-of-the-range replacement – seatbelts optional – to be delivered by first thing the next morning."

- John Crace

Technically he was knocked off the road by the other car....just saying....