From: "John Beamish" 

It's not clear to me that the loss is permanent.  At one point they talk
about confiscating and at another they talk about impounding.

If the loss is permanent then I imagine some lawyers are salivating at
appealing on the proportionality of the punishment to the offence.

On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:37:38 -0500, Rich Gauszka
 wrote:

> and Adam and Phil are worried about Bush?
>
> http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23383881-details/Use+a+mobile...+a
nd+lose+your+vehicle/article.do
> Controversial powers for police to confiscate vehicles if their driver is
> using a mobile or not wearing a seatbelt are to be used across London.
>
> A total of 1,800 cars, vans and motorcycles were impounded during the
> trial
> in Hounslow, using powers introduced last year under the Road Traffic Act
> that allow police to pull over vehicles that have aroused their
> suspicion.
>
> Most drivers lost their vehicles after they were stopped for relatively
> minor traffic offences.
>
>

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