Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
Well, I'm pretty sure that British law allows 5 miles or 10%, and they don't destroy your car. In any case, are you suggesting he could claim he accidentally built a mansion?
Who's saying the driver accidentally went 1 (or 6, though I hear there's no exemption in Britain) mph over the limit?

Also, what about someone ticketed for not being in control of his car on the road? Should their car be seized?

PRESTWICK, Scotland, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A Scottish motorist who was ticketed for blowing his nose while his car was stopped in clogged traffic said he will take the charge to court.

Michael Mancini, 39, of Prestwick, said he was in stationary traffic with his parking brake on when he reached for a handkerchief to wipe his runny nose, leading police Constable Stuart Gray to issue him a $97 fine because he was "not in control of his vehicle" while blowing his nose, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.

"I was in total shock. I was stuck in traffic with the handbrake on and my nose was running," Mancini said. "It's beyond a disgrace. Surely it would have been more dangerous to drive with a blocked nose?"
I don't think it's spiteful, he willfully broke the law and covered it up. The dwelling is illegal and therefore should be pulled down. Otherwise, people would never bother with planning, especially rich people who could hire security for four years.
Why is it that some people always demand strict punishment for anyone who doesn't follow preposterous laws, instead of suggesting the whole permitting process be made simple and easy?

So much hot air, Green belts exists to prevent Manchester swallowing Liverpool.
And who decides that should be a priority? Certainly not the people who actually live there. No, it's people who want to visit there and therefore impose restrictive laws on the people who live there for their own pleasure.

Yeah... But, want is a nice rich Muslim decided to built a very big Mosque in the middle of his property? Crazed Rabbit will agree that he has the right to keep it, even built illegally?
Yes, absolutely.

We're all far better off with zoning laws.
Zoning is theft; it destroys the rights of the property owner, and takes away from the monetary value of their land with no compensation.

This man didn't set out to break the law; he set out to build a home. What terrible consequences was the law supposed to prevent, that we must cling blindly to it? What bad effects have his illegal actions caused?

Why is another house being built so terrible? Show me the harm in his actions, and don't cite oppressive laws as reasons to stop him.

CR