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A simple clarification in the article as to how one could go about assigning driving penalties to some other person would be much appreciated, not least for the benefit of those who are not familiar with the workings of British traffic violations/administration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.168.138.50 (talk) 09:45, 13 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
The article seems to be fairly clear on this point. Huhne asked Vicky Pryce to say that she was driving the car at the time although they both knew full well that it was him.--♦IanMacM♦(talk to me)10:54, 13 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
What i meant was, how could he claim someone else was driving after he was pulled over by police? I take it from your answer that, in Britain, penalties can be assigned after one's car is caught speeding by a radar, say, even if not stopped by police. Where i come from, fines can be sent to the car's owner this way, but penalty points can only be assigned after positive identification of the driver, meaning, usually, only if one is pulled over by police. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.168.138.50 (talk) 17:25, 14 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
There is some more detail here. It says "Huhne and Pryce were charged last year over an incident in March 2003 when Huhne's BMW car was caught by a speed camera on the M11 between Stansted Airport in Essex and London." Speed cameras are common in Britain, and when a person drives through one at more than the speed limit, it will take a photograph of the car's number plate and a letter will be sent to the owner of the car. This creates a possibility to dispute who was driving the car at the time, or as in the case of Huhne and Vicky Pryce, to be deliberately dishonest about who was driving the car at the time. It isn't the first time that this sort of thing has happened in Britain, but R v Huhne is by far the most famous. Since this has led to some confusion, I will expand the article.--♦IanMacM♦(talk to me)17:40, 14 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
The answer, which the article does not currently make clear, is in this BBC News article. Pryce fell out with Huhne after he had an extramarital affair, leading to the end of their marriage. Pryce said "I definitely want to nail him. More than ever, I would love to do it soon." She went to the newspapers and revealed that she had accepted the speeding points for her husband when he was on nine points. This resulted in Huhne going to prison, but also led to Pryce going to prison as well.--♦IanMacM♦(talk to me)07:26, 15 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
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