On 04/02/2013 19:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 04/02/13 18:43, Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
"Brian Gaff" wrote:

Don't you think though, that we expect our politicians to be saints? I
mean, the general public at large is not, so why do we expect these
people to be any different. I think it will be very funny as if he is
pleading guilty, and his wife not guilty, where does that place the
truth?

He's pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice (by trying to
palm his points off on his wife).

She's trying to plead not guilty on the grounds that he made her do it.

Actually, she may not have had the chance. Summons comes through door,
Huhne fills it in and says 'wifey was driving'

At that point she has very little option beyond shopping him there and
then, and breaking up the marriage, or taking the hit.

What happens next is that a second summons arrives, addressed to the
nominated driver. I'm sure that if said party kicked off and said "no
way" that it would be perfectly feasible for the originally accused
person (ie the registered owner) to say "oh yes, now I remember,
actually it *was* me driving the car that day", and to cop for the
offence without any other offence being committed.

She is only complicit by her failure to shop him at the time.

The event happened years ago, when they were apparently happily married.
Who knows what exactly happened? I'm sure it's extremely commonplace
between couples for one to cop the points if they have a clean licence,
in order to let the guilty one get away with it (who otherwise would
lose his licence and maybe the family's livelihood with it).

It was only after the Huhnes fell out that this incident became public.
--
David