While we are on the subject of motorists...
I see the Government is kicking up a fuss about people impersonating learners to take and pass their tests for them.
What a load of owld bollocks that is!
Back in the days of 'book' licences they wanted more details and progressed to the pink licence where everybody claimed their licence was at Swansea, oh and by the way people are impersonating learners to pass their tests.
What was needed everyone was agreed, was a photo licence! That would stamp it out for once and for all.
So we got the photo licence and suddenly the photo is no good. The problem is worse, people are 9 times more dangerous that don't pass their tests - 9 times more than what is not explained.
So what's the beef? It is obvious that this impersonation will become linked to terrorist impersonating 'good' people and wreaking havoc so what we desperately need is a biometric ID card to prove who they really are.
Makes sense doesn't it? Yes, of course - except - when they introduced the photo ID that was all that was needed. Now they are pushing for a full biometric ID system for exactly the same reasons.
Problem.
When will they discover that full biometrics ID is not good enough?
And worse... What will they be wanting then as a gold standard? Brain wave implants?
Watch for the increasing areas where bona fide identites are being compromised all of a sudden... And we will need to be protected from......... ?
Bad drivers are just that! Bad drivers. and no amount of Identity Card security will ever change that fact, but I'll bet you'll hear an awful lot more about it soon.