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Driving without due care and attention
May 27, 2010
Driver Improvement Course
if you have the option of taking a driver improvement course does that have to be taken in the same county where the aledged offence took place ??
For example if the offence took place in the north west but you reside in the north east could you opt for a location closer to yourself?
If you are prosecuted do you have to turn up to court in person or can you pleade guilty without being there ??
Finaly my mot expired earlier this week unfort I had an accident. I was informed by the police about my mot which was an oversight it looks likley my car will be a total loss will my insurance still pay out ? I have documentation to show I'd had the car serviced within the last few weeks. I am concerned about the mot which was an oversight it's only expeired a few days ago, the police gave me fixed penalty for lack of mot.
For example if the offence took place in the north west but you reside in the north east could you opt for a location closer to yourself?
If you are prosecuted do you have to turn up to court in person or can you pleade guilty without being there ??
Finaly my mot expired earlier this week unfort I had an accident. I was informed by the police about my mot which was an oversight it looks likley my car will be a total loss will my insurance still pay out ? I have documentation to show I'd had the car serviced within the last few weeks. I am concerned about the mot which was an oversight it's only expeired a few days ago, the police gave me fixed penalty for lack of mot.
Category: Driving without due care and attention
Posted by: patterson
The driver improvement course is at the discretion of the police if you can persuade them to let you take it in a different county then it will be fine but that will be entirely up to the officer in the case and if they refuse then you have to do it in the area they require you to do it in otherwise you may get summonsed for the offence.
You don't have a right to chose.
If you are prosecuted for driving without due care and attention then you can normally plead guilty by post, unless the offence is really serious and the court are considering banning you from driving. In which case they will adjourn the case for you to attend. They are not allowed to disqualify you from driving in your absence unless they are convinced you know about the court proceedings.
You will have to take up the issue of the MOT lapse with the insurance company but there is a chance they wont pay up. This is not my area of expertise.
You don't have a right to chose.
If you are prosecuted for driving without due care and attention then you can normally plead guilty by post, unless the offence is really serious and the court are considering banning you from driving. In which case they will adjourn the case for you to attend. They are not allowed to disqualify you from driving in your absence unless they are convinced you know about the court proceedings.
You will have to take up the issue of the MOT lapse with the insurance company but there is a chance they wont pay up. This is not my area of expertise.