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Driving without due care and attention
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Other driver stopped without warning
Aug 9, 2010
More detail about alleged offence: Myself and another driver were invovled in a collision as a result of him doing a emergency stop for no apparent reason. I swerved to avoid driving into the rear of his car as i hadnt managed to slow down enough to stop. Without indicating or checking his mirrors he turned right in front of me. As a result of this i collided with the drivers door of his vehicle. It turns out that he had done the emergency stop to avoid missing the junction he wanted to take. The police were involved and as a result of the other driver driving for less than 2 years we were both charged with Careless Driving
How many points have you got on your licence from the last 3 years: I have a clean license
How long have you been driving: 5 years
How many points have you got on your licence from the last 3 years: I have a clean license
How long have you been driving: 5 years
Category: Driving without due care and attention
Posted by: patterson
This could go one of two ways at court...The court could either take the view that you didn't allow enough stopping distance or that he caused the accident by doing an irrational emergency stop.
There is case law to suggest that the person behind isn't always at fault. the fact that the police charged him as well shows that they felt that he was at least partially to blame.
You are at risk of a 3-9 points - would you like my help trying to persuade the CPS to let this matter go, if not to try and get you on the driver improvement course as an alternative to points and prosecution. If I succeed then you will get your reasonable legal fees back.
I have over an 83% success rate at getting matters withdrawn at this stage. I charge a fixed fee of £600 plus vat for this service and will deal with your mitigation for you if we cannot get it withdrawn.
Come back to me if I can assist further and we can have a chat.