mrviper

got a court summons for driving without due care and attention

and have to appear on the 18 of next month

i was racing a cosie so i think the bastards are trying to do me for no insurance aswell

holy shit

i drive a van for work aswell

im rearly shitting it im in debt by miles and cant afoard even a day off and pay all my bills

work is 20 miles away so i cant aford to get banned holy crap!

MAD EVO 4

Sorry to hear this bro

vroooom ptssssh

You may be lucky if you emphasize how much you need your license for work etc!

Shings

I'm confused- how does racing a cossie = getting done for no insurance???

Are you saying the car you were driving had no insurance- or you wern't insured when driving it AND you were caught racing a cossie.

In which case- maybe you shouldn't have been doing it????

Lambchop

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If you cant do the time...

Looks like you better bend over and grab some lube

Anonymous

I think he means the insurance he has says it doesnt cover "racing or time trials" and was thefore void at the time of the race

NUTS RuS

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Jake

Cars are covered on insurance under certain conditions.

Racing, pacemaking, time trials, rallying etc all give cause for them to be classed as having no insurance if caught on a public road.

- or as chip said

mrviper

no racing isnt coverd under the insurance but the bastard hearled some abuse at me so i went after him *cough*

Shings

PMSL- in which case thats quite comical that the police are trying that one...

If the evidence is shit you will be able to plea it down to speeding.. if its not.. best lube up.

J

R4N SS

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i got done for this in october 2001 - was originally charged with dangerous driving which is a min of 1 year ban.

My brief got it down to careless driving which is a CD10 - driving without due care and attention. Ending up getting 200 quid fine, 0 points and banned for 42 days

My solicitor was fucking fit too - should have take n a pic of her

Shings

Right well heres the thing- in my youth ( oh erm I am still young) I got caught street racing in a well known street racing spot.

I had them try me for dangerous driving- namely racing on a public highway and speeding ( no shit)
No mention of insurance etc- as I obviously was insured in the sense I had insurance for the vehicle.

But I know what you mean as my policy excludes these things too..

But surely to do you for no insurance if you were racing they would have to prove you were racing??? and not just driving quickly in close ??? proximity to another vehicle?

Jake

PT

pmsl

mrviper

if i find a scanner il post up the statement but i think they have me by the knackers

they inpounded my car and got it released for free due to police error

antony215

mrviper
Did they get the other bloke aswell??

mrviper

ahh i remember the copper said my licence didnt come up on the computer but procuced at the cop shop the next day and got my car back for free

so i get wolloped with no insurance aswell maybe as a standard thing to do??

mrviper

no they didnt get the other bloke make model or colour so they have no clue what the other car was

i think the bloke at work will write a letter saying im needed for the business to function

mcrmatt1983

http://www.keepondriving.co.uk/

rabmc

I was getting done for "street racing" or promoting a "time trial" how stoopid does that sound

Up to court for racing a motorbike in my fezzy turbo , i have a company car and need so 100% for my work , i think this is the only reason i got off , because they dont want to put another guy on the dole

Hope its okk

matts1

Can't see how they can prove you were racing. Unless you had a scantily dressed chick shouting go and at the end another chick waving a chequered flag shouting winner!!

Unlikely to ban you if you need a vehicle/licence for work

rabmc

Yeah

I know , but the that was what the summons said lol

I was dreaming at night i got to court and the cops produced fake leaflets in court of my promotion of a race so they could take me down

The call me rab diesel round here , your car ! what car ! you never had your car ! pmsl

Lambchop

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you what???? i hope by motorbike you mean a 50cc scoootay because otherwise sounds like a pointless ban for a race you weren't going to win


matts1
Bullshit! How do you think other people get banned for racing? You think all these people had starters? PMSL! I got banend for racing(MS50) and i certainly never had a starter lol
And saying he's unlikely to get banned? I wouldn't be so sure! If people so desperately need their vehicles to work etc then they should fucking behave on the rd! Why should the courts be lenient?

Fudgey

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one of 2 things really, either

A. Dont speed, dont drive like a knobber

B. Dont get caught

i usually chose option 2, but if they sneaky fukkers they will get you.

in what circumstances were you caught? coppers fllowed and nailed on the blues?

as for racing, it dont say anything in the insurance policies about qualifying lol

"I wasnt racing officer, i was qualifying" ought to do the trick lol

Christian and Beccy

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As others have said, if the prospect of losing your license is so bad, why take the risks?

I got done for Motor Racing on the Highway, they love to convict for this as its so rare and harshly penalised too. So, think yourself lucky if they are only getting you for Driving without due care.

I got a 12 month ban.

Lambchop

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same here but what was your fine? Can you beat £600 ?!

Rab

Oh yes

Lambchop

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Rab
for racing? I felt well hard done by

rabmc

Lambchops , it was a 50cc i think , he was on my back bumper giving it all that and a bag of chips , so i gave it some and sooome and sssooOOMMMME until i was flat out in 3rd going

Unmarked police in the opposite direction then caught up with me 5 mins later , ahh i was young and foolish

Fudgey

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you must have been for them to catch up

Christian and Beccy

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LOL. When they convicted me, I really, honestly don't think they realised how serious the offence is, so when the Clerk told them that Motor Racing on the Highway carries an obligatory 12 month ban, I watched the shock on their faces.

As a consequence, I got the minimum fine, £100.

One thing though, insurance is tough afterwards. More for the fact that no-one reall recognises the MS50 offence code!

222tomb

mark ur fucked m8t so sell me ur escort and be dun with it

you wernt racing gordan was you last i herd he is looking at a ban too

Lambchop

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rab
oh dear!

christian
you jammy fucker!
During my ban i bought my rst and paid £1700 to insure it when i got my license back

wirralphil

DOH!

make sure the letter you write is proper arse licking, i said on mine that i needed my licence or 5 people were going on dole they fined me 400notes

BM08

Your joking, right?

Anonymous

HAVE YOU ADMITTED RACING THE OTHER CAR YET?


If not, they cant possibly do you for that IMHO if you completely deny it, not without them even knowing what the other car was.

Ginge !

good luck mate, if you can prove you are needed at work ect they may be linient,,,,,,,,,,, but dont expect it as my missus got done for a similer offence and the summons had the wrong name of the street on and she said she dont think she was driving and gave mine and another name too as possible people and they STILL done her,,,,,,,,,,, they never hanned her how ever for the point that SHE DONT HAVE A LICENCE

but in reality she should have had it lobbed out of court but it wasnt and the fine wasnt tha fair either consdering i never had a job at the time ( fine was 130quid i think or around there,,,,,,, cant remember cause we never paid it due to us not working and they aint asked since )

wirralphil

no mate oh an 35pound costs

antony215

Thats what i was thinking how can they do you for racing something they did'nt even see/know what it was

Ginge !

cause they ca say you was racing,,,,,,,,, you dont have to be doing over the limit to be done for it too,,,bet ya never knew that

Terry Tibbs

Mate got done for this the other week, 20 day ban and £180 fine

antony215

Yeh but you would think they would atleast know what you where racing to do you for racing