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New Transport Minister

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Is:

Richard Graham

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G ... olitician)

Graham successfully campaigned for stronger dangerous driving sentencing laws in 2013 for those driving uninsured and under the influence of alcohol. In July 2015, he was banned from driving for six months at Stroud Magistrates Court after he was caught driving at 90 mph in a 70 mph speed limit on the A417 near Cirencester, in the Cotswolds on 14 December 2014. He already had nine points on his licence at the time so faced automatic disqualification. He was fined £525 with £85 costs and a £53 victim surcharge. Consequently, he also had a road safety award withdrawn which he received from the charity Brake in January 2015.
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What were his previous points for?
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Wiki doesn't say.
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It's all a bit of a non story then isn't it.
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Re: New Transport Minister

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He sounds alright to me
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:thumbup: Sounds like he can handle a set of wheels all right.
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Back in the day folk could drive better after a few drinks. 8-)
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Just more proof the country's going to the dogs, an Eton and Oxbridge man who doesn't have a chauffeur? Disgraceful.
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cheb wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 11:44 am Just more proof the country's going to the dogs, an Eton and Oxbridge man who doesn't have a chauffeur? Disgraceful.
It’s ok to drive your own Blower Bentley.
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JackyJoll wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:22 pm
cheb wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 11:44 am Just more proof the country's going to the dogs, an Eton and Oxbridge man who doesn't have a chauffeur? Disgraceful.
It’s ok to drive your own Blower Bentley.
Having ridden in a Blower Bentley, the chauffur was probably scared witless. I was, and I was an imortal teenager at the time.
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Presumably a bunch of 3 pointers as the report at the time said: "nine penalty points on his licence from earlier motoring offences in the previous three years"...
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Re: New Transport Minister

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There's also another person been announced who has extensive experience in 'transport'.
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Horse wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 5:34 pm There's also another person been announced who has extensive experience in 'transport'.
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Horse wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 5:34 pm There's also another person been announced who has extensive experience in 'transport'.
Baroness Vere is back in. Truss sacked her.
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