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tim... · June 4th 20, 10:51 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

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On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 17:08:27 +0100
"Clive D.W. Feather" wrote:
In article , writes
Frankly I'm surprised retailers haven't just
given the goverment the finger and just ignore it since if I owned a
business
that was on the verge of going bust if I didn't then whats to lose.

All your money. Not the company's - yours. All officers of the business

If you're a one person trader , eg a small barber , then essentially
your
money is the companies.

are subject to an unlimited fine.

I'd still risk it. Unlimited fines are meaningless if you only have a
small
amount of savings and debt collectors can't take your house and make
you
homeless by law.

but they can (subject to following the correct legal process)

I remember a famous case in the UK that was captured on TV when a local
counciller and debt collectors tried to do just that. The homeowner shot
him
dead. Was in the 70s or 80s IIRC.

bad cases make poor laws

tim