6 points and 6 pending

mel48rose

bunney1981 wrote: »

Hi guys , i need some advice

I have 6 points already, and last april i got caught speeding on a mobile camera, i dragged my heals on sending the paper work out etc as at the time i was out of work and couldn't afford to pay it etc.

I pushed my luck too far far and have had to plead guilty by post and my case is being heard next tuesday.

I was leaving work tonight and within 2 minutes i had been pulled over for speaking on the phone. sods law i was only listening to an answer phone message.

Now obviously thats 12 points. However i have 3 dropping off in march , will i be able to drag this out till then so that by the time my points go on in march it will only total 9 points.

One last problem is that my driving licence is with the court and i have been given 7 days to produce it at a police station.

Any advice would be great

I think you need a long ban. Its so scary driving on the roads without idiots like you around.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

sitting in the works car park to listen to you "answer phone message" would have been better, justice served drivers know the law around mobiles, if in hand a FPN in the other if caught.

have you told your insurers of you pending point and possible ban?

have you told work if its you job to drive around for them?

when you banned youll declair for 5 years after end of ban to you insurers great stuff!

shakeitright

When you can buy a bluetooth handsfree kit that sits on your dash for under £20,why does anybody need to use their mobile phone when driving.The sooner they bring in a 28 day ban for those caught using a mobile phone when driving the better.

mattyprice4004

on the phone whilst driving, with 9 points?

fail. i agree with the system, i think a short break may teach you a few things. expensive lesson

marlot

Sounds like you need a wakeup call. If I had 9 points I'd be driving like an old lady, and certainly not on my phone.

I can often spot people who are on their phones from quite some distance back. They think they are in control, but they are not - I see them slow away from junctions, slow to see things ahead on the road, poor road positioning.

At least you haven't had the horrific consequences of this lady. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247616/JAIL-Nikita-Ainley-20-killed-pensioner-Mary-Rutherford-texting-wheel.html

DUTR

bunney1981 wrote: »

Hi guys , i need some advice

I have 6 points already, and last april i got caught speeding on a mobile camera, i dragged my heals on sending the paper work out etc as at the time i was out of work and couldn't afford to pay it etc.

I pushed my luck too far far and have had to plead guilty by post and my case is being heard next tuesday.

I was leaving work tonight and within 2 minutes i had been pulled over for speaking on the phone. sods law i was only listening to an answer phone message.

Now obviously thats 12 points. However i have 3 dropping off in march , will i be able to drag this out till then so that by the time my points go on in march it will only total 9 points.

One last problem is that my driving licence is with the court and i have been given 7 days to produce it at a police station.

Any advice would be great

When I was young and idiotic, I had a spate of collecting points like they were fashionable, like you had six and possibly six to add, however I went to court and they applied some leniency , in that I got 5 points, I tell you though after that I certainley learnt my lesson, no more convictions in over 20 years.
As for the mobile phone thing, no need to get caught, £45 (can get other ones cheaper) for a parrot car kit, cheaper than a fine and points, and so much cooler than driving with a phone in your hand.

StrongWork

bunney1981 wrote: »

Hi guys , i need some advice

I have 6 points already, and last april i got caught speeding on a mobile camera, i dragged my heals on sending the paper work out etc as at the time i was out of work and couldn't afford to pay it etc.

I pushed my luck too far far and have had to plead guilty by post and my case is being heard next tuesday.

I was leaving work tonight and within 2 minutes i had been pulled over for speaking on the phone. sods law i was only listening to an answer phone message.

Now obviously thats 12 points. However i have 3 dropping off in march , will i be able to drag this out till then so that by the time my points go on in march it will only total 9 points.

One last problem is that my driving licence is with the court and i have been given 7 days to produce it at a police station.

Any advice would be great

HTH

Yorkie1

Back to the original question ... OP, delaying your court hearing won't make any difference. The 3 year period applies from conviction to offence. Therefore you count back 3 years from the date of the most recent offence and include all points imposed in that period.

Herzlos

bunney1981 wrote: »

Any advice would be great

Take driving more seriously. The offence isn't 'talking on the phone' it's 'using a phone' or being distracted when driving. Listening to an answering machine message is just as bad, and there's really no need to be doing so without parking up somewhere.

If you're already on the brink of being banned, then you really need to try driving like a saint. The point totting isn't to make you wait before breaking the law, it's to get persistently dangerous drivers off the road.

As for stalling until one set of points comes off your license, I wouldn't rely on that working either as they won't be happy if they catch you at it.

bunney1981

I have last week been to court regarding this, totally blagged it, pleaded not guilty, told the court i was placing the phone on my dash board,

Luckally the police didnt submitt any evidence so my not guilty claim was un challenged

Result - No points - no fine ......... phew