the gf got a speeding ticket recently - 39 in a 30 zone. she was picking it up from the garage after it failed its MOT, is declared as being off-road (SORN) and she has no insurance...
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what's likely to happen?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Firing squad....
HTH
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doesnt help, no
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she should pay the fine pronto and send her license in for points and hope nothing further happens
but it probably will
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I'm fairly sure youre allowed to take your car back home, even if it has failed its MOT.....
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i'd be suprised if she doesnt get a court summons.
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The MOT thing is probably fine, the no insurance isn't. If the police do a check then that may well be an additional fine/points.
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My experience is that all the various depts do not always have as much contact with each other than you think.
If you have since sorted the MOT etc you will be fine.
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BFITH - As I understand it you are allowed to take it to an MOT test centre for a pre booked test but that's it.
If it was a fixed camera, pay the fine quick and hope.
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I'm fairly sure youre allowed to take your car back home, even if it has failed its MOT.....
It's the driving without insurance I'd be more worried about. There are expections for driving without an MOT, as you say, but never for insurance.
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Woah, like ten replies and no one's judging anyone yet for driving without insurance!
Whatever happened to the STW we knew and loved...?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Woah, like ten replies and no one's judging anyone yet for driving without insurance!
It's early days. I think most people are at lunch.
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yeah it was a fixed camera so we're hoping that the police & dvla wont cross reference and it'll just be a fine & points. we're scrapping the car now anyways.
if it went to court, then what??
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Hopefully enough of a stiff penalty such that she'll reflect upon her actions and not repeat them
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yeah the insurance thing is the worry - she's not that bothered about the points or even losing her licence for that matter.
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6 points, couple hundred pound fine, maybe (quick google search)
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dandelionandmurdoch - Member
Woah, like ten replies and no one's judging anyone yet for driving without insurance!
Whatever happened to the STW we knew and loved...?
BFITH - Member
Firing squad....
HTH
HTH
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I wasn't judging....just being unhelpful
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just being unhelpful
Ah, what a relief. That goes someway to restoring my faith in this mass.
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What did it fail the MOT on?
[crossed fingers]please say faulty brakes or tyre tread depth below legal minimum[/crossed fingers]
If they'd done all the relevant checks, I imagine the NIP would have mentioned no tax/insurance. Pay up, send the license in and hope for the best.
Alternatively - and in no way do I endorse this course of action - are you insured for the car? Even 3rd party via your own car insurance would do. You take the points and your gf owes you BIG TIME. Insurance companies generally aren't too bothered about the first 3 points on a license, so I wouldn't worry about it putting your premium up.
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I have no sympathy. Supposing she caused an accident? Another party would presumably be unable to claim?
Lack of personal responsibility imo.
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I would imagine that being declared SORN and having it on the road isn't going to go down well. I dint imagine that there'll be MOT related dispensations for that.
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Even 3rd party via your own car insurance would do.
If your insured to drive all cars third party as part of your insurance on your own vehicle, you're still not allowed to drive another car that doesn't have it's own insurance cover. You're not allowed just to get in to any un-insured car and drive it.
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Either you are an excellent troll or you girlfriend is a proper ****. I hope that it's the former.
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5 points stuck on her licence for 4 or more years.
100 quid or so fine.
Stupid insurance quotes for a while.Posted 1 year ago # -
You would have got a better reaction if you said she knocked off a few cyclists on the way.
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Hur hur hur, she can 'knock me off' any time she likes.
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Probably a pending IN10 as well an SP30 and loads of insurance companies turning her down for 5 years!
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What did it fail the MOT on?
[crossed fingers]please say faulty brakes or tyre tread depth below legal minimum[/crossed fingers]
If they'd done all the relevant checks, I imagine the NIP would have mentioned no tax/insurance. Pay up, send the license in and hope for the best.
Alternatively - and in no way do I endorse this course of action - are you insured for the car? Even 3rd party via your own car insurance would do. You take the points and your gf owes you BIG TIME. Insurance companies generally aren't too bothered about the first 3 points on a license, so I wouldn't
a few minor things really, bit of corrosion on the chassis being the worst. the NIP does mention about a possibility of cross-referencing for insurance but they evidently haven't done so yet.
i don't have an insurance policy so me taking the hit is out of the question.
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I have no sympathy. Supposing she caused an accident? Another party would presumably be unable to claim?
Lack of personal responsibility imo.
good job that's not what i came on here asking for then eh!!!!
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i bet 3 points and 60 quid fine, the norm
i got done for no road tax, dvla camera (car was out of MOT and uninsured) - i only got done for the lack of road tax
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so why did she drive it back then?
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Either you are an excellent troll or you girlfriend is a proper ****. I hope that it's the former.
suppose i must be a troll then?
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i bet 3 points and 60 quid fine, the norm
i got done for no road tax, dvla camera (car was out of MOT and uninsured) - i only got done for the lack of road tax
hope so! time will tell...
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If your insured to drive all cars third party as part of your insurance on your own vehicle, you're still not allowed to drive another car that doesn't have it's own insurance cover. You're not allowed just to get in to any un-insured car and drive it.
Not sure about this. My insurance policy allows me to drive ANY car, whether it's insured by someone else or not. I'm just not allowed to leave it anywhere other than private property, due to the fact that as soon as I get out it's no longer insured and so can't be left on a public highway. i.e. I could legally drive my neighbour's uninsured car from his drive to the MOT station. I guess it's down to what the individual insurer says.Posted 1 year ago #
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