Forced to renew Driving License?

Rover_Driver

Guest101 wrote: »

Yes it does, otherwise you'd be found guilty.

It would still be an offence, it would be up to the court to decide if you were guilty or not of committing that offence.

Aretnap

Guest101 wrote: »

From my understanding perjury is lying under oath, which i dont believe the OP would be.

PErverting the course of justice, hmm, not sure. Possibly

Simply sending the empty envelope wouldn't be perjury. However if he was charged with failing to surrender his licence and told the court that it had been in the empty envelope, that would be perjury. It's unlikely that he could defend a failure to surrender charge simply by waving the postal receipt without giving some testimony about what it contained.

Sending the empty envelope with the intention of using it as part of a defence in a possible future court case would likely come under PCOJ - it's a form of fabricating evidence.

smashingyour...

Guest101 wrote: »

Yes it does, otherwise you'd be found guilty.

Are you being serious?

Guest101

smashingyour... wrote: »

Are you being serious?

Ofcourse, that's how the law works.

You are either guilty of an offence, or not guilty.

A defence means that the offence did not happen.

smashingyour...

Guest101 wrote: »

Ofcourse, that's how the law works.

You are either guilty of an offence, or not guilty.

A defence means that the offence did not happen.

So how does that work in relation to producing a licence?

If you don't produce it the offence is complete.

Whether you are prosecuted or not is a different matter. The offence is still complete.

Jamie_Carter

Strider590 wrote: »

Or until you move house
Because having the wrong details on your license is an offence punishable under law.

Isn't that only if you use it?

The reason I ask is because my wife has a provisional license. And the photo expired two years ago. But she hasn't driven in that time.

Aretnap

The offence is failing to surrender the licence when the photo card expires, not driving with the expired photo card, so yes your wife is technically breaking the law. Legally speaking you're in the same position driving with an expired photo card as you are sitting in the living room with an expired photocard. Your chances of being prosecuted are probably somewhat greater if you actually drive though.

smashingyour...

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Isn't that only if you use it?

The reason I ask is because my wife has a provisional license. And the photo expired two years ago. But she hasn't driven in that time.

You tell us constable.

Jamie_Carter

smashingyour... wrote: »

You tell us constable.

Still trolling kronks??

smashingyour...

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Still trolling kronks??

Wrong you wannabe.