just stoped by police driving borrowed car with no insurance .what will happen

Hackman_2

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

- ok we now have two people who believe doing what the O/P did is not dangerous .. .. any others want to add their num?

You post some evidence that her driving was far below the standard expected of a competent driver and I'll go with your view.

Clioterus

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

- ok we now have two people who believe doing what the O/P did is not dangerous .. .. any others want to add their num?

Do you just come on here to argue and cause friction? I find it really sad.

Splott

Hackman wrote: »

You post some evidence that her driving was far below the standard expected of a competent driver and I'll go with your view.

She, a middle aged woman, was stopped by the Police. They don't stop middle aged women in a taxed, MOT'd and insured car without reason.

Johnmcl7

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

- the O/P drove a car dangerously whilst her decision making was affected by taking drugs
- the O/P said in # 131 ""the medication does not affect driving in any way"" .. .. clearly it does
- everyone in that condition is required to complete a D1 form and send it to Swansea for consideration
- everyone in that condition is required to inform their insurer at the earliest and then the D1 decision outcome by Swansea
- .. .. if they have enough control over decision making to pay an insurer or do not ever drive

Unless the drugs have not rendered them non compos mentis, in which case they have no insurance and choose drive a car anyway, choose not to inform the relevant authorities, choose not to inform their poor mother she is about to be prosecuted, choose to continue to believe they are clearly able to make good decisions whilst their head is buried in the vadoma prescription.

I don't see the point in making such leaps as this, you have no idea what the effect of the medication is and you're making highly unlikely assumptions - if the medication did affect the OP's driving then her own GP who clearly is familar with her situation (and which you are not) would advise her on any driving issues. Advising the OP how to inform the DVLA of a medical condition based on huge assumptions you've made based on no evidence whatsoever and when it wasn't requested is nonsense.

Your aiding and abetting information is also incorrect, the mother may be charged with permitting the daughter to drive without insurance but there is no indication given the police have taken any steps down that route at all.

The user asked for advice, not over the top scarmongering which has little or no relevance. I'm not in any way endorsing driving without insurance but the OP gives no indication this was anything other than a stupid mistake and a one-off, the way some people are posting particularly yourself you'd think the OP had come on here proudly boasting that they drive without insurance and recommending others to do the same.

To the OP - if you are still around (I wouldn't blame me you if you aren't) then I'd head over to Pepipoo for genuine legal advice without some of the rubbish that's been posted here. (I'm not referring to everyone who's posted nor claiming there is no genuine advice here, unfortunately it's outweighed by rubbish posted by some others).

John

Hackman_2

Splott wrote: »

She, a middle aged woman, was stopped by the Police. They don't stop middle aged women in a taxed, MOT'd and insured car without reason.

It was Christmas night, drink drive campaign. I bet if it moved it was stopped.

You again have have not posted any evidence of dangerous driving have you?

How about middle aged woman taxed, mot'd but insured to an OAP only. Is that worth a stop in your world?

vaio

at last, some sensible posts, makes a nice change from the largely irrelevant vitriolic nonsense that occupies most of the thread

Cheers Guys

jonahinoz

Hi Sarah,

Have you heard any more about this? If not, I suppose that it is just possible that the police were full of Xmas good will, or couldn't be bothered to do the paperwork. But don't hold your breath.

My wife was stopped on the M4. Copper said he haf clocked her at 104mph. He told her "Don't let me catch you again!" so it does happen .... just not very often.

Personally, I regard driving without insurance as the worst thing you can do. It meant automatic 12 months disqualification when I started driving.

JW

photome

vaio wrote: »

at last, some sensible posts, makes a nice change from the largely irrelevant vitriolic nonsense that occupies most of the motoring threads

Cheers Guys

there you go, changed it for you

shaun_from_Africa

Hackman wrote: »

You post some evidence that her driving was far below the standard expected of a competent driver and I'll go with your view.

Do you really need evidence that someone who believes that driving without valid insurance is a competent enough person to be behind the wheel?
Surely someones state of mind is also a factor in their competency.

The majority of responders on this thread are of the opinion that the OP did wrong (ie, was below the standard that they believe acceptable), so this should satisy your requirement for "some evidence that her driving was far below the standard expected of a competent driver"

com·pe·tent (kmp-tnt)
adj. 1. Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable: a competent typist.
2. Adequate for the purpose: a competent performance.
3. Law Legally qualified or fit to perform an act.

Hackman_2

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Do you really need evidence that someone who believes that driving without valid insurance is a competent enough person to be behind the wheel?
Surely someones state of mind is also a factor in their competency.

The majority of responders on this thread are of the opinion that the OP did wrong (ie, was below the standard that they believe acceptable), so this should satisy your requirement for "some evidence that her driving was far below the standard expected of a competent driver"

So how come police are allowed to ticket for no insurance and ignore the dangerous driving offence?

Below is careless for dangerous it must be far below.