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Originally Posted by cornholio
Wait until they decide to do that across the board in non-motoring offences......
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they probably get 2 cost savings here.
1 based on the fact the costs are passed to the not guilty party
2 a motorist may decide to accept a guilty/fixed penalty fine if knows he will get hit with costs, ie will be less inclined to challenge a fixed penalty
I also heard yesterday on 5 live that the CPS will now start to look at trying cases on the basis of cost effectiveness. So if they are presented with a case whereby the fines are minimal, compared to the effort required to put the case through court then they will not take the case.
What Price Justice??