Penalty points

fivetide

Paradigm wrote: »

There's nothing to stop you taking & passing your HGV now, then waiting 'till May to have the entitlement added.

The pass certificate is valid for 2 years & the upgrade is free, they will also remove any spent convictions at the same time...free

Sensible approach.

I don't see the OP needs to come on here and perform an act of contrition. They were caught and have since then avoided any further fines which implies a lesson learnt.

I'd be looking to see how long it takes to pass the test if it what you really want to do OP. If it is a while then you won't have too long to wait until you are able to start applying for jobs (on completion).

Also, I was going to say learning now while the weather is decent should be a bonus but we haven't exactly had a summer.

5t.

Aretnap

forgotmyname wrote: »

Some maybe laughing that your attempting an expensive course with 9 points and could get banned and possibly have to take a retest.

You don't have to take a retest after a totting ban. Theoretically the court could order it, but that would be unusual. Generally the power to require people to retake their test is only used where there are doubts about a driver's basic competence, particularly with elderly drivers whose faculties seem to be on the way out.

Sgt_Pepper_2

Aretnap wrote: »

You don't have to take a retest after a totting ban. Theoretically the court could order it, but that would be unusual. Generally the power to require people to retake their test is only used where there are doubts about a driver's basic competence, particularly with elderly drivers whose faculties seem to be on the way out.

And when convicted of dangerous driving.

Yorkie1

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

And when convicted of dangerous driving.

That is a different section of the RTA.

The previous quotes clearly refer to the court's discretionary power to order a driver to re-sit their standard driving test.

DD relates to a mandatory extended re-test and is a different issue.

Tobster86

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Just because I personally don't drive doesn't mean that I have no interest in road safety. Others have also expressed concern at the plan.

Oh. In that case I must take an interest in skydiving safety.

Oldfatgrumpy

Tobster86 wrote: »

Oh. In that case I must take an interest in skydiving safety.

She's probably a passenger though. If circumstances forced me to be frequently within 10yds of a skydivers' landing zone I'd be interested in skydiving safety.