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       Dye care and attention on a closed road
   DIR By: Hitting the nail
       Date: May 5, 2026, 5:55 pm
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       There was an accident, and road closed, a major road for 2
       hours.
       I felt very uncomfortable, and was needing to use a toilet.
       So I reversed slowly up the slow lane with my hazard lights on,
       to find a police car at the previous junction, they were
       directing the traffic off the main road.
       I asked if I could exit under direction from them, which I was
       told no, and he took my details.
       Now I have the result of a court case 6 points and £440 fine.
       I feel this is excessive points and fine for a light mistake.
       Does  the punishment  fit  the crime ?
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       Re: Dye care and attention on a closed road
   DIR By: andy_foster
       Date: May 5, 2026, 6:03 pm
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       What colour was the dye?
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       Re: Dye care and attention on a closed road
   DIR By: NewJudge
       Date: May 6, 2026, 3:09 am
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       > Does  the punishment  fit  the crime ?
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       That’s not really the point of this forum. It’s to help with
       legal matters related to motoring.
       We could comment on whether you were sentenced within the
       sentencing guidelines if we knew all the facts, but we don't.
       From the little you have said I would guess that you were. I
       would also guess that the court had no details of your income,
       possibly because the matter was heard in your absence. But I
       couldn’t be sure.
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