ITV1 presenter Lucy Cohen has escaped a driving ban after she appealed to magistrates that she needed her car after she was stalked.
Newsreader Cohen, 33, clocked up 12 points after being caught on speed cameras driving to work.

She told Barry magistrates she needed security of her car after she was terrorised by a stalker two years ago.

Fining her £100, Chairman of the bench Ian Hamer said there were "exceptional circumstances."

The anchorwoman told the court about her experience being stalked by a man from Swansea in 2001.

"It was a very frightening and unpleasant experience," she said. "He was jailed for six months but after his release threats still came to the studio."

"He was jailed again but he's now been held in a secure hospital. It has left me very concerned for my personal safety. I feel vulnerable leaving work late at night."

She also said she was uncomfortable taking taxis on her own and was always looking over her shoulder, checking who was around.

We find that there are exceptional circumstances with regards to Miss Cohen's personal safety after her recent experience

Ms Cohen, from Cardiff, was driving her VW Golf at 42mph in 30mph zone when she was caught on a speed camera.

She already had nine points on her licence, but told magistrates she also needs her car for news reporting duties and charity work.

Her solicitor Stuart Hutton said: "She feels that the safety of a motor car is better than the fear of what might happen with alternative methods."

The court heard she had picked up six points for two speeding offences in 2001 and 2002 and another three for a bus lane offence in April last year.

Chairman of the bench Ian Hamer fined her £100 and ordered her to pay £35 costs.

He said: "In this case we find that there are exceptional circumstances with regards to Miss Cohen's personal safety after her recent experience. She has received continuing abusive and threatening correspondence."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3543781.stm

So.....There we have it!
If you get caught 'speeding', simply claim that you feel, 'Vulnerable, Frightened, At Risk', Worried about being 'Stalked', Mugged, Car Jacked, 'Followed' by Police!, 'Accosted By a Nympho! Scared of the Dark! etc etc. And you just want to hurry to the Safety of Home! (especially when you've 'Had a Few too many'!!!)

hm,,,, I wonder?

No I'm not that LUCY in the post!

But I can sympathise with her anyway!

Anon - you have no idea what it is like late at night on your ownsome! Especially on deserted hospital carparks! And especially if you are Monroe look-alike in a Nurse's uniform, Sugar Hon!!!

If you have been threatened in any way like she described - you would feel pretty vulnerable in taxis!

Believe me - there is nothing worse than sitting on your own in the back of a cab with some lech behind the wheel - and you cannot judge this before you get in the cab!

So all power to the girl - she may have been robbed of £100 and fleeced by scamera in the past - but at least they had the sense not to rob her of her licence!

So called celebrities always get preferential treatment in the justice system, even when some public spirited citizen takes it upom himself to rid the world of one of these untalented charlatans, see the case of the 'supergrass', Jill Dando.

Jeremy Thorpe, the guy who played Len Fairclough, O J Simpson, The Maxwells, Peter Hain, Aitkin, Sanders, Archer, Ken Dodd, Bindon, Townshend, etc, etc, etc, are all classic cases of, 'one law for them, and another for others.

This is a real scam:

A bit more rubbish: The Best The Pro Trammers Can Come Up With!

 

Why is it, that every time I write on this board, my posting is accompanied by the following:-?

A bit more rubbish: The Best The Pro Trammers Can Come Up With!

It also has an ammendment, 'edited by Bogush'. What are you editing, Bogie and what does it all mean?

Hi Kim!

Our folks have often wondered this!

By the way I am the Sad Ol' Anorak's daughter and Zwerg is my cousin (HBW's his Dad!) Yup! We are related to the Wacky Mob! The other "new" driver will be joining in - as soon as he passes his IAM (but he's only 17!)

We all think this guy (AnnonnyyAnus) is the scammer who tried to wreck this forum in the past. The golden oldies tried to get rid of him by testing his knowledge on the HC (which he refused to answer - but was hopping mad over it judging from the weird imbelic responses they got!)

But still do not know why our host edits his moronic ramblings - unless it is diplomatic attempt to reduce potential damages from his scamming nonsense!????

PS Professor H

Regards from my Dad - the one and only ALMIGHTY SAD "Ol' Annie Wreck!"

Hi All.

I don't "edit" the Anonanus' postings.

But, to make life more convenient for everybody, I cut and paste the Anonanus' cut and paste postings into a Anonanus' mega mega cut and paste thread.

As I did with the 20,000 words s/he "contributed" yesterday.

If you click on the link in the "edited" posts you can see what I mean.