A MAN has been fined more than £1,000 and disqualified from driving after he overtook a cyclist without giving them 1.4 metres of space.

Edward Hennebry, of Mary Frank House, Colchester, was alleged to have driven his Honda Civic within 1.4 metres of a cyclist in London Road in December 2021.

Magistrates considered the case involving the 53-year-old last Wednesday, proving the case in his absence.

Hennebry was fined £1,026 by the courts and, due to repeat offending, was disqualified from holding a driving licence for six months.

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23567493.colchester-driver-overtook-cyclist-closely-banned-driving/

Anyone know how the gap was determined?

Let’s hope it was something rather more sophisticated than a Police Support
worker saying “That looks a bit close”.

It’s what I’d ask…

After all, speed cameras are calibrated, tested, and certified, and it’s
time this ‘close pass’ determination was brought into the same process.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> A MAN has been fined more than £1,000 and disqualified from driving
> after he overtook a cyclist without giving them 1.4 metres of space.
>
> Edward Hennebry, of Mary Frank House, Colchester, was alleged to have
> driven his Honda Civic within 1.4 metres of a cyclist in London Road in December 2021.
>
> Magistrates considered the case involving the 53-year-old last Wednesday,
> proving the case in his absence.
>
> Hennebry was fined £1,026 by the courts and, due to repeat offending, was
> disqualified from holding a driving licence for six months.
>
> https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23567493.colchester-driver-overtook-cyclist-closely-banned-driving/
>

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Spike

QUOTE: Magistrates considered the case involving the 53-year-old last Wednesday, proving the case in his absence. ENDS

No wonder he got banned - he couldn't be arsed to show up.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> QUOTE: Magistrates considered the case involving the 53-year-old last
> Wednesday, proving the case in his absence. ENDS
>
> No wonder he got banned - he couldn't be arsed to show up.

Read the report:

“…due to repeat offending, was disqualified from holding a driving licence
for six months.”

He didn’t fess up early doors, either.

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Spike

On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 10:37:48 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> QUOTE: Magistrates considered the case involving the 53-year-old last Wednesday, proving the case in his absence. ENDS
>
> No wonder he got banned - he couldn't be arsed to show up.

He was lucky.

QUOTE: Everyone makes mistakes. But, if you don’t show up on your scheduled court date, you could face some serious consequences. This kind of thing happens frequently, and it often occurs on the first court appearance. If this has happened to you and you don’t hire a lawyer (or your lawyer doesn’t tell the court), it’s up to the bondsmen to notify you after the charges have been filed and that you have a scheduled court date. They do this most of the time, but sometimes they don’t.

Not appearing during your scheduled court date will forfeit your bond, which will result in a warrant being issued for your arrest. Once you have been arrested again, you will have to bond again (usually at a much higher amount). The authorities will actively try to arrest you. Uf they’re not able to locate you, the warrant will show up on a records check if you’re stopped for any reason. Failure to appear can also be treated as a separate charge, so the prosecution can choose to file a new charge for failure to appear. If your original charge was a misdemeanor, the new one will be a felony. A bond will also be set on the new charge, which will be high. ENDS

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WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF YOU DON’T SHOW UP FOR COURT?

Everyone makes mistakes. But, if you don’t show up on your scheduled court
date, you could face some serious consequences. This kind of thing happens
frequently, and it often occurs on the first court appearance. If this has
happened to you and you don’t hire a lawyer (or your lawyer doesn’t tell
the court), it’s up to the bondsmen to notify you after the charges have
been filed and that you have a scheduled court date. They do this most of
the time, but sometimes they don’t.

Not appearing during your scheduled court date will forfeit your bond,
which will result in a warrant being issued for your arrest. Once you have
been arrested again, you will have to bond again (usually at a much higher
amount). The authorities will actively try to arrest you. Uf they’re not
able to locate you, the warrant will show up on a records check if you’re
stopped for any reason. Failure to appear can also be treated as a separate
charge, so the prosecution can choose to file a new charge for failure to
appear. If your original charge was a misdemeanor, the new one will be a
felony. A bond will also be set on the new charge, which will be high.

In most cases, the failure to appear in court is because of a mistake (or
even stupidity). If you have an attorney, most courts will notify this
person (who can go to the judge and try to convince this person to withdraw
the warrant). This strategy is usually successful, but you better not miss
another one.

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Spike

If you miss court:

The court will ask the police to find and arrest you • You could be charged for missing court • You might have to stay in a police cell until you go to court • You might not get bail in future • The trial could start without you and you won't be able to tell your side of the story.