Unsavoury He May Be, but I Could Have Used Mr Loophole When I Was Caught Driving in a Bus Lane
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LIKE many drivers, I have mixed feelings about Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff's escape this week from conviction on a speeding charge, with the help of Nick Freeman, the 'solicitor to the stars' better known as Mr Loophole.
The Mr Toad in me rejoices every time a fellow motorist manages to get off on a technicality (in this case, the charge against the England cricketer was dropped because the Crown Prosecution Service served the papers 19 days after the alleged offence -- five days later than the fortnight maximum laid down by law).See the full content of this document
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Unsavoury He May Be, but I Could Have Used Mr Loophole When I Was Caught Driving in a Bus Lane
After all, the police are happy enough to prosecute us drivers for breaches of the law that are no more than technicalities. Why shouldn't we exploit every available technical loophole to wriggle out of punishment? Only yesterday, the Mail told the jawdropping story of Sydney Duffy, the former soldier who was caught by a mobile police unit, doing 35mph in a...
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