On Mon, 12 May 2008 09:25:52 +0000, Mike
wrote:
>Alex Heney wrote:
>> On Sat, 10 May 2008 22:28:08 +0000, Mike
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Will a
>>> British driver seen driving legally at 160kph along a German Autobahn
>>> (to avoid being prosecuted in Germany for obstruction) be prosecuted for
>>> exceeding the UK speed limit when he returns to the UK?
>>
>> No, that couldn't happen. You can only be prosecuted for exceeding the
>> limit in force on a given road.
>>
>These new proposals deal with acts that would be offences if they
>occurred in the UK. The absolute maximum speed permitted on a public
>road in the UK is 70mph so, if the Autobahn were in the UK, 160kph,
>would be in excess of the speed limit.
The limit in force on the road in question is not 70mph. Therefore
there is no offence, and nor would there be in the UK, regardless of
what the maximum limit currently in force may be.
>>
>>> How about UK
>>> visitors to "Coffee Shops" in Nederland?
>>
>> That is still actually technically an offence in the Netherlands.
>
>I know ;-) .
>
>> It is an "extra-statutory" concession that prosecutions will not be
>> undertaken so long as strict guidelines are followed.
>
>If the Dutch authorities decide to turn a blind eye to minor offences
>committed in their country, the UK government should respect their decision.
One might hope so.
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