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"New System for Punishing Those Responsible for Speeding"
Press Release - Land Transport New Zealand
3rd Nov 2005
The LTSA announced today that in future Oil Companies will be forced to pay speeding fines incurred by drivers.
"It's an innovative approach to prevent speeding by holding the supplier of the cause of drivers speeding account for their actions," said LTSA Spokesperson Andrew Knepsted.
"For too long we've been blaming the drivers who force more fuel into the cars engines. It's the fuel that causes that car to speed, so the supplier of fuel is to blame."
Mr Knepsted said that the new policy was a follow on from Mr Bollard of the Reserve Bank blaming Banks for lending to customers who want loans, and then spend the money to the detriment of New Zealand's Fiscal and Trade Deficits.
"Drivers will need to keep their receipts from the last fuel purchase so we can ascertain which oil company is to recieve the speeding ticket. Every time they fill up they can discard the previous receipt where they like - we will also be charging oil companies for the litter."
"In this day and age it's no longer a persons responsibility to make responsible choices - it's up to the supplier to take responsibility for the downstream consequences," Mr Knepsted concluded.
Press Release - Land Transport New Zealand
3rd Nov 2005
The LTSA announced today that in future Oil Companies will be forced to pay speeding fines incurred by drivers.
"It's an innovative approach to prevent speeding by holding the supplier of the cause of drivers speeding account for their actions," said LTSA Spokesperson Andrew Knepsted.
"For too long we've been blaming the drivers who force more fuel into the cars engines. It's the fuel that causes that car to speed, so the supplier of fuel is to blame."
Mr Knepsted said that the new policy was a follow on from Mr Bollard of the Reserve Bank blaming Banks for lending to customers who want loans, and then spend the money to the detriment of New Zealand's Fiscal and Trade Deficits.
"Drivers will need to keep their receipts from the last fuel purchase so we can ascertain which oil company is to recieve the speeding ticket. Every time they fill up they can discard the previous receipt where they like - we will also be charging oil companies for the litter."
"In this day and age it's no longer a persons responsibility to make responsible choices - it's up to the supplier to take responsibility for the downstream consequences," Mr Knepsted concluded.
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