[4] The defendant submitted, reasonably, that considering the very minor nature of the collision, the plaintiff should have accepted the offer. (bc-injury-law.com)
The vehicle sustained $ 724 in damage and the Defendant advanced the classic LVI defence arguing that this little damage «indicates the relatively minor nature of the collision and the likelihood that the complaints of injury and loss made by the plaintiff are either not related to this collision or are embellished.». (bc-injury-law.com)
Parliament can not have intended a sentence of imprisonment for public protection for offences of a relatively minor nature which would at most result in a short term of imprisonment. (newlawjournal.co.uk)