DYL
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Registered: 19th May 06
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Petition the Prime Minister to Get rid of the Section 59 Warning.
Details of petition
There is just no need for the section 59 warning, all it is doing is giving power happy police the chance to do anything they like. If you commit an offence and it can be proved, there will be an offence code for it which to deal with you by, If it cannot be proved then you are either innocent or the police are not doing their job's properly, either way how is it fair to punish you for an offence that cannot be proven? The section 59 is just blanket cover for the police to do what they like without having to prove anything, although there are no instant penalties for a section 59 being 'awarded', you can be given a rather large fine or worse on being given your second section 59. I say get rid of the section 59 warning to stop the police exploiting innocent road users without proof!
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Section59/
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cooperjazzy55
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Registered: 4th Dec 03
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sorry if i missed it but whats section 59?
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Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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im going to start a petition to ban online petitions becasue THEY DONT MAKE A BLIND BIT OF DIFFERENCE
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pow
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Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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If you commit a motoring offence - likkkkke pulling handbrake turns in the snow in an empty car park in the middle of a field at midnight, the police give you a section 59 and then if they catch you doing another offence (speeding), they can have you car crushed.
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Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg_M
im going to start a petition to ban online petitions becasue THEY DONT MAKE A BLIND BIT OF DIFFERENCE
nail + head
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davey_jack
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
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petitions are only on the government website to make the public think they have some sort control
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Kathryn W
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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One of the lads got a section 59 the other night 
Online petitions never work
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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tbh online petitions just seem a way to collect 1000s of email adresses to be sold on to marketing companies
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
tbh online petitions just seem a way to collect 1000s of email adresses to be sold on to marketing companies
True.
Don't be an idiot - you won't get sectioned imho.
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ed
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I don't see a problem with section 59 really.
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
If you commit a motoring offence - likkkkke pulling handbrake turns in the snow in an empty car park in the middle of a field at midnight, the police give you a section 59 and then if they catch you doing another offence (speeding), they can have you car crushed.
so pulling hand brake turns in the middle of a carpark should be all fine then?!
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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I'm going to start a petition to toughen section 59 and get shot of all the tossers up the main street car park 
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
I'm going to start a petition to toughen section 59 and get shot of all the tossers up the main street car park
I'll sign it 
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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I've got a section 59 
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DYL
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Registered: 19th May 06
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its not nice when you got a section 59....apparently they dont give them in some areas...but they give everyone them, here for nothing
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Matt_b
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Registered: 13th Jul 07
Location: Leeds
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how long does it last on your record? if there recorded at all?
[Edited on 09-08-2007 by bulmz2k7]
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Year
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K2 GTi
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Registered: 21st Oct 04
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my corsa had one
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Gavin_G
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Registered: 12th Apr 02
Location: Bucks
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S. 59 are brilliant!
And re: the offence that cannot be proved - well it can on the officers oral evidence.
They don't hand them out for no reason!
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Matt_b
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Registered: 13th Jul 07
Location: Leeds
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So if you get one then you get caught speeding they can crush your car?
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JamesMG
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Registered: 14th Nov 06
Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
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the thing thats bad about a section 59 is its recorded on both the driver and the car..
So if you get a S59 then sell your car and the new owner gets one it gets crushed with no warning.
The same happens.. if after selling your old car you buy a new one and get caught again with a S59 on your name you new car gets crushed..
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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My saxo had one,
Kat who got one?
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Matt_b
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Registered: 13th Jul 07
Location: Leeds
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
My saxo had one
What for?
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