The Long-Suffering British Motorist

You don’t need insurance or a driving licence for an invalid carriage, you can even own one if you’re blind, and there are 300,000 on Britain’s roads and pavements.

The long-suffering British motorist has been badly served by the authorities.
Taxed beyond endurance for the privilege of using a crumbling and congested road network, he then becomes easy prey for the police.
Prosecutions for minor infractions of the speed limit can be secured with little effort, artificially inflating clear-up rates and earning a fortune from fines.
Fresh offences, such as driving while using a mobile phone or eating a banana behind the wheel, are placed on the statute book while serious crime is neglected.