The AA: Motoring Advice – Victims of Crime

I have just joined the AA and so I went to have a look at its website to see what services they offer. I found a story on the site’s front page about a government proposal to set up a fund for victims of crime. In the article the AA says that it opposes the idea that speed camera fines should be increased in order to pay into such a fund. They say that “honest motorists whose activities never result in the need for victims to claim on the fund shouldn’t have to pay more to cover those who deliberately set out to flout the law.” Isn’t speeding a crime anymore? People who speed are flouting the law, they are criminals. Their actions are deliberate and dangerous and can result in serious injuries or even death for their victims. I feel a bit peeved that the AA is making these sorts of daft statements and claiming that it speaks on behalf of its members when we may actually disagree strongly with its position.