Its the most stunning sunny Sunday September afternoon but Im too angry and frustrated to go anywhere. I have just tried to complete a Speed Awareness course via Zoom or rather more accurately " The National Driving Offenders Rehabilitation Course " because after all driving at 72 mph in a 60 zone is such a heinous crime. Now I knew me in a Zoom meeting would be fraught with problems as this is well out side my comfort zone. But when I was thrown out after 60 seconds and asked to leave even I was shell shocked.
What was the reason then ? Loosing my temper ? Lack of technical skill on the call..lol No ! My wife popped her head around the door of the room I was in just to see if I had logged on to the course without any hiccups and this I was immediately and curtly informed was a and I quote " A breach of confidentiality " and that was enough to see me fail, just that alone.
This just fulfilled my suspicion that the course was bullshit even though the goal of completing would have seen me avoiding the the three penalty points. So now I have the £80 I paid for the course and another £45 for failing the course and £100 for now receiving the penalty points.
I knew things wouldn't go well when I saw the woman conducting the Zoom meeting. She had the look of a battle axe. Off course its just more modern bullshit. I have less and less respect for much stuff nowadays. You are criminalised and then given the chance to redeem yourself only to have the goal posts moved. It doesn't help if you work or have money though as people with true crime records or drug convictions always get the slack we decent people deserve. Its all about the money. If you are going to incur costs in prosecution that you cannot pay then a "course " is offered to you and I bet no one is thrown off that for their wife putting her head around a door way. If you have money the its Fuck You ! Break bail conditions, commit assault or theft, no problem. Ive seen it happen....
