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Driving without insurance
Jul 19, 2010
I was told the vehicle came with insurance
I am a student immigrant in the UK and I drove for the very first time a car I did not know but later understood was not insured. I bought the car from the seller where I was told that the MOT, Road Tax and Insurance were intact.
I collected the MOT and Road Tax documents but I was told by the seller that I am insured under him to drive it to my place of aboard and then get it insured under my name. I had believed the seller, to whom I explained my vulnerability about the traffic law since i just got to the UK newly.
I then drove the car with this intent in my mind that I was insured. I never wanted to drive without insurance, and if I had known that what the seller told me was wrong I would not have driven the car, but due to my ignorance and illusion i confidently took the car. I was convicted two months ago, but I have always thought that I do not deserve this conviction since the owner knowingfully well that I needed to be insured made me to drive the car to fulfil the deceitfulness of his aim to sell or get rid of the car at all cost, thus as a result putting me into problem unknowingly. I have just thought this is injustice. Do U pls have any advice for me if I can prove beyound reasonable doubts that I drove the car without a wilful act.
Thanks and hope to receive from you.
I collected the MOT and Road Tax documents but I was told by the seller that I am insured under him to drive it to my place of aboard and then get it insured under my name. I had believed the seller, to whom I explained my vulnerability about the traffic law since i just got to the UK newly.
I then drove the car with this intent in my mind that I was insured. I never wanted to drive without insurance, and if I had known that what the seller told me was wrong I would not have driven the car, but due to my ignorance and illusion i confidently took the car. I was convicted two months ago, but I have always thought that I do not deserve this conviction since the owner knowingfully well that I needed to be insured made me to drive the car to fulfil the deceitfulness of his aim to sell or get rid of the car at all cost, thus as a result putting me into problem unknowingly. I have just thought this is injustice. Do U pls have any advice for me if I can prove beyound reasonable doubts that I drove the car without a wilful act.
Thanks and hope to receive from you.
Category: Driving without insurance
Posted by: patterson
Im afraid that it is your responsibility to make sure that all your documents are in order before you drive.
You will have got 6-8 points on your driving licence and you will need to urgently appeal the decision out of time if you want to make a special reasons argument.
Come back to me if you would like my help but I would charge you private fee to give it a go and I cannot promise you that we will succeed.
You will have got 6-8 points on your driving licence and you will need to urgently appeal the decision out of time if you want to make a special reasons argument.
Come back to me if you would like my help but I would charge you private fee to give it a go and I cannot promise you that we will succeed.