Forget the speeding for now. WP knows about these things and as far as I can see, there is no requirement in law for a passenger in a car to name the driver. What if little old granny had been the passenger, would she now have points and a fine ?
That is the responsibility of the registered keeper.alone.
The fact that the passenger is the spouse has no bearing on that.
Therefore the passenger commits no offence, surely ?
Or does he/she obstruct the course of justice ? A sledgehammer, etc ?
Suppose this had been a pool car with 20 authorised drivers, none of whom could remember ho had it on the day.......fine them all ?
As has been said, it's another erosion of rights. In my days in the force, a spouse could not be forced to give evidence against the partner. nor could you be forced to incriminate yourself.
I agree that these two are trying it on and should have argued this case in court......but that's another matter and up to them.
Ted
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