Liars and Cheats, named

[Stagger]

MP Chris Huhne
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21320992

[Mike T]

He broke one of Machiavelli's rules - do not lie unless you are 100% sure you will get away with it.

[Muddy Retriever]

He broke one of Machiavelli's rules - do not lie unless you are 100% sure you will get away with it.

I wonder how he ever thought he would get away with it once his wife grassed him up. Looks like he's going down as well.

[Longdogs]

Excellent, couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. He's always been a total arse.

[DrPatrickBarry]

A few years ago we got a driving offense through the post. We had to declare who was driving the car but my wife and I genuinely did not know who was driving that day (it was weeks previously and very close to the house). My wife took the hit for the three points as from time-to-time I had to get hire cars through work. If I had to guess I would have said it was more likely to have been me!

[Longdogs]

I was just walking the dogs and i realised all the time this has been in the news i've thought it was Chris Patten. No matter, this one's almost certainly a total arse too.

[Mike T]

To think he nearly became the leader of the Lib-Dems.

[Mike T]

A few years ago we got a driving offense through the post. We had to declare who was driving the car but my wife and I genuinely did not know who was driving that day (it was weeks previously and very close to the house). My wife took the hit for the three points as from time-to-time I had to get hire cars through work. If I had to guess I would have said it was more likely to have been me!

This must happen from time to time, though I suspect many "we do not know who was driving" cases are just an attempt to get away with it - does anyone know what the law says in such cases?

[noel]

If he had been the evil mastermind we're portraying him to be, he would have spotted that he had been photgraphed by the camera, taken his car onto the moors, burnt it out to avoid fingerprints, then reported his car stolen. That way no-one gets 3 points, and he gets a new car on the insurance.

Next steps: Become the leader of the Lib Dems. Get involved in shady deals with the army and security forces. Launch a bloodless coup. Take control of the country. Engineer a global threat, take control of the EU army...

Aren't we lucky we found him out at this early stage.

[DrPatrickBarry]

This must happen from time to time, though I suspect many "we do not know who was driving" cases are just an attempt to get away with it - does anyone know what the law says in such cases?

The right to remain silent has been tested in court and failed (i.e. refuse to say who was driving). You legally have to declare who was driving the vehicle.