Driving without license and insurance

[geordieracer]

A guy I work with has just appeared in court after being caught driving without a full license and therefore no insurance.

His punishment? £160 fine payable at £5 per week, and 3 points on his license.

Quite lenient i think personally.

 

[White16valver]

So he had a provisional licence?

No insurance is a 6 point offence so sounds like they didn't add that charge in.

 

[Chick]

I agree, sounds way too lenient to me!

 

[Ben.]

didnt realise you could get points with a provisonal licence

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

A guy I work with has just appeared in court after being caught driving without a full license and therefore no insurance.

His punishment? £160 fine payable at £5 per week, and 3 points on his license.

Quite lenient i think personally.

Wish I'd gone to that court!

 

[White16valver]

didnt realise you could get points with a provisonal licence

Yep.

So you can get 6 points on a provisional, take and pass your test, then have it revoked on the spot LOL

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Would it actually work like that though? ^

For e.g.

If you get 12 points you get automatically diqualified, when you retake your test, you then have 0 points on your licence but assume insurers will need to be notified of the 12 points... Or would they...

 

[Dyno]

VERY LENIANT.

I got £500 fine and 6 points on my provisional for the exact same charges!

So if i get at least 1 point in my first 2 years of driving I have to resit everything.

I had extra charges aswell though, taking car without permission, failing to stop for police, danerous driving. although they both got dropped. I missed my original court date because I was in prison for something else, perhaps that annoyed the judge on the day...


What a result for him though.



Edit - White16valver , youre wrong.. you can get 6 points on your provisional, sit and pass, get your license and drive legally. the 6 points dont come in to play unless you receive any further points. I got my full license through with 6 points on it, so I have to be really careful for 2 years when I'm aloud an extra 6 points.

 

[White16valver]

Ah, ok, I stand corrected.

And it sounds like someone used to be a naughty boy lol

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

LOL Dyno you're crazy.

 

[cat171]

That punishment is a complete joke, I bet he does out & does it again.

 

[Beef-Mc]

Not much of a punishment really is it?

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Reading that again, I think it may either be a lie (not on your part geordieracer) or he was just caught driving around a residential estate or something.

 

[Marky_]

Lucky b*stard tbh.

 

[bmh.01]

He should've been spitroasted imo. But happens all the time, he'll be out doing it again in no time.

 

[D1CKY]

Lucky fucker

 

[couzens]

swear you get caught with no insurance the cars crushed no questions asked?

 

[ditz]

sh+te site cheaper than getting a liscence and insurance


this countrys got no hope

 

[The Boosh!]

you can get points on your licence before you even have one

Soon as you apply and get a provisional there all piled on

 

[nobblebonce]

your mates a t**t tbh

reason why insurance is so high

 

[CupSport]

Fair play to him..
Its a fuckin disgrace what we have to pay nowadays
The haters are just jealous

 

[ChrisPearson]

a guy at work?Are you sure?

 

[Sarah]

a guy at work?Are you sure?

do you know summit we dont

 

[ChrisPearson]

no just people always say its there mate and later on in the thread they drop them self in it

 

[nobblebonce]

Fair play to him..
Its a f**kin disgrace what we have to pay nowadays
The haters are just jealous

so how would you feel if he hit you or a family member etc.

 

[Chris_Cliomk1]

^ totally agree!

Hope i have to go to this court though or my punishment is as leniant. Reached me maximum 6 points so awaiting a court summons. Fingers crossed! i may add i wasnt drink driving or driving without insurance or anything like that, people who do that are absolute w*****s imo

 

[geordieracer]

Reading that again, I think it may either be a lie (not on your part geordieracer) or he was just caught driving around a residential estate or something.

definitely not a lie, i went to the sheriffs court with him, gave him alift, it then turned out it ws at the district court so he was 2 hrs late, when we got there they handed him a letter with all the details in it, i laughed out loud when i saw it.

 

[geordieracer]

a guy at work?Are you sure?

most def a guy at work seeing as how i have a thread somehwere on here celebrating when i passed my test back in October. Oh, and a clean full licence.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Reading that again, I think it may either be a lie (not on your part geordieracer) or he was just caught driving around a residential estate or something.

definitely not a lie, i went to the sheriffs court with him, gave him alift, it then turned out it ws at the district court so he was 2 hrs late, when we got there they handed him a letter with all the details in it, i laughed out loud when i saw it.

Jeees.

What's the secret to that then? Was the judge drunk? What did he put on the financial status form?

Earn £0 and £0 savings?

 

[geordieracer]

no, he is on about 14k a year as far as i knowm his gf works, no kids, 1 credit card with a grand on it, 400 rent a month between them, Scottish justice system i guess. lol.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

No kidding!

 

[geordieracer]

honestly, i couldnt believe it, needless to say he is well chuffed. The judge/procurator or whatever must have had a good ride the night before! lol

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

honestly, i couldnt believe it, needless to say he is well chuffed. The judge/procurator or whatever must have had a good ride the night before! lol

Did he mention how the judge acted?

Mine looked like he'd just been given a rectal exam with an electric whisk..

 

[geordieracer]

like i said, we thought there was only one court and it turns out we were in the wrong one, so we didnt even see anyone, they sentenced him without being there, he didnt even go to the hering, but pleaad guilty by letter, so its crazy how lenient they have been.

 

[cat171]

Utter madness imo, he couldn't be assed to go & they only gave him that punishment. Wrong imo !!

 

[geordieracer]

he coudnt get the time off work, you can plead by letter, and the letter about appearing for sentencing didnt state which court, it just said the court in elgin, scotland, i didnt know there were two courts either.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Utter madness imo, he couldn't be assed to go & they only gave him that punishment. Wrong imo !!

My dad knows a local police sergeant and a couple of other long serving coppers and apparently the courts actually go softer on you if you don't go as you being there costs them unnessecary money! That is if you're pleading guitly.

Was quite shocked.

 

[cat171]

I'm shocked too tbh.

 

[CupSport]

so how would you feel if he hit you or a family member etc.

Then i would take his clio apart and beat him to death with the pieces
then sell the rest on ebay..
I'd rather deal out my own punishment then let the law send him to prison for a week
or not at all....

 

[Dyno]

Prison is a joke anyway i've been in afew YO's and HMP's just remands mostly... its a good little break from life and responsibilities... Sit around all day without having to pay digs, infact you get allowance. get free gym free food, ps2, tv, dvd player, cd player. a phone if youre smart enough.