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sentencing

Audrey Fyfe's daughter says driving isn't a right as deadline to appeal killer driver's sentence looms

More than 5,000 people have now written to Scotland's Lord Advocate urging appeal

Driving isn't a right - and sentencing needs to reflect that, says Aileen Brown

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Driving isn't a right

Aileen Brown is a lifelong cyclist and a member of Bath Cycling Club. Her mother, Audrey Fyfe, a member of CTC for more than five decades, was killed in 2011 while riding her bike in Edinburgh. The driver, Gary McCourt, received a 300 hour community sentence and was banned for driving for five years after being convicted of causing her death through careless driving. In 1986, he had received a one-year prison sentence and was banned from driving for ten years for causing the death of a cyclist through reckless driving.

CTC and families of cyclists killed by same driver 25 years apart call for appeal against driver's community service sentence

Audrey Fyfe's husband and George Dalgity's sister join CTC chief exec to deliver letter to Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service

Appeal considered in Audrey Fyfe case, daughter says allowing motorist to drive again "beyond comprehension"

Victim's daughter also calls for tougher sentencing in cases in which victim is a cycilst

Suspended sentence for lorry driver who admitted killing A1 time trial cyclist

News of punishment comes in week when APPCG expected to urge government to get tough on drivers

Portsmouth driver who knocked PC off bike sentenced to 23 months in jail

Case raises wider issues regarding investigation and sentencing in cases where victim is a cyclist

Motorists jailed in separate dangerous driving incidents involving cyclists

11 months for motorist who left rider with "catastrophic" injuries; 19 months for road rage driver

Driver in car chase that left 13-year-old cyclist dead has sentence more than doubled after victim's mother appeals

Court of Appeal agrees that original sentence of 18 months' imprisonment was "unduly lenient"

Cyclist whose life was ruined by careless driver calls for harsher sentencing

Lost livelihood and had fractured skull - but driver got £300 fine and four penalty points - partly because cyclist not wearing helmet

Justice minister to meet with British Cycling over sentencing review

News follows today's Westminster Hall adjournment debate on victims of crime

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