View Full Version : Amir Khan banned from driving
glsuk1970
07-01-08, 04:14 PM
See here. (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080107/tuk-amir-khan-banned-from-driving-dba1618_2.html)
So who do you think is telling the truth and who is telling porkie pies?
Khan had denied the charge but during his trial accepted his speed may have reached around 75mph.
Outside court, Khan maintained he did not reach speeds of up to 140mph.
He said: "I did not drive that fast. I am not a fast driver.
"I am pleased to get this over with and I have learned my lesson. It will never happen again."
Hmm, so he wasn't going more than 75mph, but he's learnt his lesson and accepts a £1000 fine and 42 day ban ......knob
If he really hadn't been doing the speed then he would have been outraged at being fined and banned.
Mind you, I don't really expect any more from a fisticuffs player
I don't really care.
We've all comitted the offence of speeding, we'd all lie about it if we were to run the risk of losing our licences. Who are we to get sanctimonious about one guy's minor victory, and if he was doing 140mph it is a victory.
Maybe it's because he's a boxer, young, obviously wealthy etc that turns some people against him in circumstances like this. Would you feel the same if he was mid 40s R1 owner, a bricklayer and just about keeping a roof over his head?
Defender
07-01-08, 05:49 PM
Boxer Amir Khan has been fined £1,000 and banned from driving for 42 days after Rochdale Magistrates' Court heard evidence he was driving at speeds of up to 140mph.
A police officer told the court that his speedometer was "off the clock" at 155mph as he pursued Khan on the M62 on New Year's Eve, 2006.
Khan, the Commonwealth lightweight title holder, who lives in Bolton, denied the charge, but was found guilty by the Rochdale magistrates.
In October, 21-year-old Khan was banned for six months after injuring a man when he sped through a red light.
District Judge Pamela Baldwin said there was insufficient evidence to prove Khan was driving at more than 100mph, but that she was satisfied it was in excess of 70mph.
I think he's a total arrogant to$$er and cant wait for someone to end his career in the ring by knocking his block off.
You're not a nice person, are you?
Defender
07-01-08, 05:54 PM
You're not a nice person, are you?
Who me? On what evidence?
:D
Wanting to see a sportsman's career ended by someone knocking his block off is not the kind of thing I expect a nice person to say....and all just because the guy appears to you to be an arrogant to$$er, or are there other reasons?
Defender
07-01-08, 06:02 PM
Well he's a boxer so wanting someone to knock his block off (knock him out) is not unreasonable :)
He hurt someone last year by going through a red light, showed no remorse and then exceeds the speed limit again and gets a slap on the wrist.
Umm, I wonder why I don't like him? ;)
I don't see any reference to him not showing any remorse for causing someone to break a leg
yorkie_chris
07-01-08, 06:34 PM
So...
If they were satisfied he was exceeding 70, but with unsufficient evidence to prove he was above 100, then why the ban?
Or is this just because he got points for the red light running before?
phil24_7
08-01-08, 03:12 AM
This conviction probably pushed him over the points threshold for a ban.
Ceri JC
08-01-08, 09:35 AM
I don't really care.
We've all comitted the offence of speeding, we'd all lie about it if we were to run the risk of losing our licences. Who are we to get sanctimonious about one guy's minor victory, and if he was doing 140mph it is a victory.
Maybe it's because he's a boxer, young, obviously wealthy etc that turns some people against him in circumstances like this. Would you feel the same if he was mid 40s R1 owner, a bricklayer and just about keeping a roof over his head?
Pretty much my POV on the matter. I don't for a second believe he was only doing 75, but so what? I've done ban-worthy speeds on the roads in a safe manner and I'm sure most people here have too. I don't resent the chap getting away with it at all.
DanAbnormal
08-01-08, 10:05 AM
Before we all get on our high horses......
Most of us at some point have all done this speed either on the motorway or elsewhere. He got caught is all, no biggie. Could have been any number of us, it's just that he is famous that people make a deal out of it. He's a young lad with a very fast car. I'm glad he has learnt from it though.
jumjum_0214
08-01-08, 11:26 AM
KHAN is clearly lying.
But like someone just said, if we faced a ban what would we do?
See here. (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080107/tuk-amir-khan-banned-from-driving-dba1618_2.html)
So who do you think is telling the truth and who is telling porkie pies?
At this point I feel I should point out that the young man in question is a follower of the Islamic faith, and as such "Porkie Pies" in whatever form are forbidden by his religion.
I thank you for your understanding.
Spiderman
08-01-08, 05:12 PM
At this point I feel I should point out that the young man in question is a follower of the Islamic faith, and as such "Porkie Pies" in whatever form are forbidden by his religion.
I thank you for your understanding.
PMSL. Excellent post.
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