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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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Got pulled over this afternoon, was on my way to the mot, and got caught with no tax insurance or mot (ive just finished building the damn thing) yes i know im bad, i thought i would be ok for the 1/2mile travel
I was given a £200 fine for the lack orf insurance, but they didnt say anything about points.. any-one know the sort of punishment on that side of things?
Will i get points/ban/test re-take.
Ive already got 6points if thats any difference?
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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i think** no insurance is 6 points?

Also.. i thought if you were driving to a pre-booked MOT test then you could drive without an MOT?
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Yep, they werent worried about the mot, as it was booked, just the insurance, and they are reporting me to the dvla about the tax
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Coldo
i think** no insurance is 6 points?

Also.. i thought if you were driving to a pre-booked MOT test then you could drive without an MOT?

i think you can if you are insured,

Im sure its 6 points too
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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3 to 6 points for NO insurance! regarding ban would depend on what your other 6 points were for!
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Its not just 6 points.

Driving without insurance is an IN10 and stays on your licence longer than the normal speeding conviction.

Its also seriously frowned upon by insurance companies.

And yes- driving without insurance is 6pts.

I'm confused how you have already been fined though???

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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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Other 6 are both sp30's.
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Shings
Its not just 6 points.

Driving without insurance is an IN10 and stays on your licence longer than the normal speeding conviction.

Its also seriously frowned upon by insurance companies.

And yes- driving without insurance is 6pts.

I'm confused how you have already been fined though???

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Ive been given a fixed penalty notice.
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Fixed penalty notice for no insurance?

I thought it was only dealt with by the courts?
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by AJ THE PF GOD
Fixed penalty notice for no insurance?

I thought it was only dealt with by the courts?
Me too....


Get your self on the DVLA website that'll help..

But if you're sending off your licence for no insurance it will more than likely come back with an IN10...

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6-8 points for no insurance, do the crime do the time (well points actually )
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Originally Posted by Shings

But if you're sending off your licence for no insurance it will more than likely come back with an IN10...

If at all
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:32 PM
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£200 fine for no insurance?? Is it any wonder so many people drive round uninsured nowadays?? thats peanuts compared to a years premium, and the likelyhood of getting caught once every year is very low. much cheaper to drive uninsured and risk having to pay a measly 200 notes than fork out a years premium every year eh?? the wonderful british justice system at its finest
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Is the fixed penalty for no road fund licence???
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Originally Posted by ricky_3dr
Is the fixed penalty for no road fund licence???
I wouldnt have thought so as i think the most they can make you pay is the amount of a years tax (i may be wrong though).
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Its defo a FPN,says i have to post it off to the fixed penalty office in Winchester?
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Originally Posted by AJ THE PF GOD
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But if you're sending off your licence for no insurance it will more than likely come back with an IN10...

If at all
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If you have to send it off to the local court.. which you are- you'll have their number to pay by card so ring em and ask em what you'll get.

Also- on your fixed penalty form it will say the offence code.

That will tell you what you are being done for and you can look up the points for it.

C'mon man- do your research

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Originally Posted by sheps
they are reporting me to the dvla about the tax
but you can't get tax without MOT, so how can they do you for no tax if you were taking the car to the mot test station?
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Its got an offense location code of LC.

I know i made a mistake, and i deserve the punishment, just would like to know what it might be
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Originally Posted by jungleistmassiv
Originally Posted by sheps
they are reporting me to the dvla about the tax
but you can't get tax without MOT, so how can they do you for no tax if you were taking the car to the mot test station?
I told them that..so did my old man (an mot tester), and he said the legal way to do it, would be to get it recovered there, we both told him that he was wrong
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Originally Posted by jungleistmassiv
Originally Posted by sheps
they are reporting me to the dvla about the tax
but you can't get tax without MOT, so how can they do you for no tax if you were taking the car to the mot test station?
always thought you cant get done for that too
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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if its pre booked you can get away with no tax, no mot


insurance is min 6 points but stays on just like any other offence

the fixed penalty i aint got a clue what thats for as you must have admitted to something to recive it

so theres part of your story missing my friend cause as much as i think the old bill are dicks they dont make mistakes that fucking stupid\

oh and the old bill dont issue a dvla fine, they report you and dvla issue the fine 3 months later ( i discovered )

you will get away with them but the insurance your fucked mate
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Got my licence back last month with +3 points for a damn speed camera....i paid them sixty fucking quid and all they do is get someone to scrawl your endorsement on the existing licence with a fucking biro!

They could at least print the thing ffs!
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Originally Posted by Dicko&Sarah
Originally Posted by jungleistmassiv
Originally Posted by sheps
they are reporting me to the dvla about the tax
but you can't get tax without MOT, so how can they do you for no tax if you were taking the car to the mot test station?
always thought you cant get done for that too
You cant get done it i was pulled once taking the motor for mot & motorway taffic car (fook knows pulled me literally 1min from my house & i said im taking it for an mot???.. still wanted proof i said im booked in about 5mins time, rang the place (my mates) & gave the fone to the porky & proved him wrong WANKER!

How long do points stay on your licence? for insurance? speeding? & others
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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count for 3 years come off after 4

though i aint fucking paying to have mine taken off so they can stay on there till i fucking die ( besides reminds me of my naughty youth ha ha
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Ginge !

the fixed penalty i aint got a clue what thats for as you must have admitted to something to recive it

so theres part of your story missing my friend
Yep, i had no insurance,and they checked, even went as far as phoning my insurance company. was on my way to the mot after a re-shell,
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...ns/DG_10022425

Took me 30 seconds to get that.

LC sounds like the wrong code- but is a lesser penalty.

Notice- IN10 above it- as I said earlier.

Seems I was wrong about the length time but as I have quite a few friends with IN10's I know for a fact its a biggy in the endorsements side of things on your insurance quotes.

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you dont get a fixed penalty of £200 for no insurance,not on this side of the border anyway.driving without insurance is a read you your rights charge and a later court appearance usually with a minimum of 6-10 points and a couple of hundred quid fine and as you have 6 already id say your licence is looking a little bit at risk.no insurance points stay on your licence for 4 years but the points stop counting after 3 for totting up and you have to declare it your insurance company for 5 years but i cant remember if its from the date of offence or date of conviction. no insurance is one of the most frowned upon offences by the insurance company so expect a large premium hike when your convicted. i was told insurance tends to go up 15% for every 3 points you get and another 25% if you get banned but that was for 4 lesser sp30 offences.the police know exactly when your insurance ran out and who it was with as all the info is now on their database when they do a check.some of your story confuses me though,it seems a bit muddled unfortunately ive learned all this the hard way as well when i was young and silly so i wont preach about right and wrong to you
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Yea, no need for preeching, im doing it enough to myself
This is one of the two forms they gave me, apologies for poor quality.



The other form is to do with the siezure of my car.
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6 - 8 pts for no insurance, and 12 pts doesn't automatically mean a ban. Plead exceptional hardship and may get to keep licence. 7yrs ago I had 8pts and went to court for no insurance, pleaded hardship and walked out with 14pts and still had my licence. Not proud of it, but we all do stupid things when we're younger.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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Spoke to the local plod this morning, while getting my car back, and they said its 6points, and will go to court where i already have 6 on my licence.
Looks like im going to have to beg the judge
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I got done for it mate, lots of people have , live and learn and all that. I was actually insured in my own mind, (insured to drive anyones car, I was driving a car co-owned by me and a mate at the time) but the copper hated me and went out his way to get me, as I was making him look silly in court over a speeding offence he lied about #


Insurance will be fucking expensive for the next 5 years , they really hammer you for it, bit of double jeapordy .

To get away with the exceptional hardship plea, you will have to prove other people will suffer as a result of you loosing your licence, the beak won't care if you loose your job/house life etc
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insurance aint that bad to be fair mate

i had 9 points on my licence for speeding and driving with no insurance and its a 50% increase on the policy but then after the first year it made a 50 quid difference and now ive got a clean licence im paying the same i did last year

besides its happened mate, cant do fuck all now but you DO have to appeal the siezing of your car mate as thats the fine you have got and you are going to a PRE BOOKED MOT, aslong as its pre booked its legal mate, they are playing you im afraid

but no insurance your fucked mate and expect a 3 month ban for totting up, its anoying but its life

the WORST thing ive found is driving with no licence is no more frowned upon than speeding but a red light camera will affect your insurance for the first offence
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Originally Posted by Ginge !
insurance aint that bad to be fair mate

i had 9 points on my licence for speeding and driving with no insurance and its a 50% increase on the policy but then after the first year it made a 50 quid difference and now ive got a clean licence im paying the same i did last year

besides its happened mate, cant do fuck all now but you DO have to appeal the siezing of your car mate as thats the fine you have got and you are going to a PRE BOOKED MOT, aslong as its pre booked its legal mate, they are playing you im afraid

but no insurance your fucked mate and expect a 3 month ban for totting up, its anoying but its life

the WORST thing ive found is driving with no licence is no more frowned upon than speeding but a red light camera will affect your insurance for the first offence
Not much i can do about the siezing of my car fine? They took it because they wouldnt let me carry on my way without any insurance. despite me almost being able to see the garage it was booked in at

Cheers for everyones comments at least i now have an idea of what i can expect.
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they can sieze and crush a car for no insurance, or/and for no tax,and they will charge you about £12 a day storage as well, as well as the recovery operators fee, which is usually £150, PLUS the fine and you will have to supply proof of insurance before they let you have the car back trust me on this one, my dad works for the AA as a liasion between the piggys and the recovery firms
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6 POINTS mate.
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Lube up for the judge m8
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I would have thought it would be a ban!
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What you mean count for 3 years? they count as in.. abit more insurance & that then after 3 years they dont count at all? but still floating about with me until after 4 years?

I dont get none this point crap
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im sure this has been said before... but isnt there a clause that provided you can prove you were traveling to the MOT test centre and your car was Booked in, then you dont need tax or insurance?

i.e. you need an MOT before you can get tax and before you can get valid insurance!??

im sure i have heard that before...
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