Re: [Fwd: Death driver jail term criticised]

Rob Morley wrote:


The good thing about prolonged driving bans are that they help prevent recidivism and that they don't cost the tax payer.

Except that banned drivers often continue to drive, repeatedly catching them and putting them through the courts costs money, supervising their community service costs money ...

Yes I agree at some point prison may be required if they do ignore a ban.

I'm not sure what your point is, are you claiming prison is not expensive in comparison to a driving ban? I would argue it is expensive even taking into account other costs such as breaking a ban.
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