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another boxer speeding
Amir Khan has somehow got away with a 6 month ban and a 1000 pound fine for driving through a red light at 47mph in Bolton town centre in his BMW and hitting a pedestrian, breaking his leg. Surely the 47mph in a town centre was enough to get that sentence, before you start on the other stuff. What on earth did the beak mean by "It may be said Mr Hatton [the pedestrian] went in front of the car but his injury was of your making."? For a start, why do they use ridiculous language like "It may be said"? It may only be said by a beak who was encouraged at the bar or whatever it's called to use language that is supposed to make them sound intellectual.

This particular judge continued: "The message should go out to you and to other young men and young women - if you drive like this, your licence should be taken from you, albeit for a short period."
Yes, unfortunately that's exactly the message that's going out.
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rebate
In their letter to the Chancellor of 28 September asking for the October 1st fuel duty increase of 2p to be postponed, the Freight Transport Association and Road Haulage Association complained about the unfair competition they face from foreign hauliers using cheaper fuel. That's quite a strong argument if the sums add up; there's no point in replacing British lorries with foreign ones. Maybe revenue from duty increases should be ring-fenced with some going to British haulier fuel rebates and the rest going on projects to allow more freight to go by train.
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interesting alliance
This one got under the radar: until the end of September 2007, Mitsubishi were donating 15 pounds to the Countryside Alliance if you test drove one of their vehicles! One of their newer models is called Raging Bull: it's almost as if they want to be associated with the segment of the market that enjoys showing how tough you are by being permanently on the edge of angry meltdown when you're driving around.
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