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BRIGHT SPARK | 21:20 Tue 17th Mar 2009 | Law
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Why do warning notices in the UK always state maximum fines and not minimum?
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One assumes the rationale is that if they only told you the minimum, and then you got a larger fine, you would not be a happy bunny!
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Then dont commit the crime!
I suspect that the minimum fine may be zero in a lot of cases
In the Magistrates� Courts in England and Wales, for example, there are five levels of fines which indicate the seriousness of the offences.

Level 1: �200
Level 2: �500
Level 3: �1,000
Level 4: �2,500
Level 5: �5,000
To frighten you into observing the law.
For instance if the least you could get away with is a caution, but the maximum fine is �1000, which is going to ensure a result?

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