Court fine for no insurance

JustinR1979

Speeding an absolute offence too, but not everyone doing 30.1 in a 30 get punished.

Spicy_McHaggis

iolanthe07 wrote: »

That's true, but driving without insurance is an absolute offence, whatever the mitigating circumstances. Either you're insured or you're not.

Unless you're an employee driving a company vehicle.

Aretnap

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Speeding an absolute offence too, but not everyone doing 30.1 in a 30 get punished.

And likewise someone doing 80mph on a motorway doesn't get the same punishment as someone who does 100mph past a school. The precise circumstances may not affect the offender's guilt, but they're very relevant to the penalty.

alastairq

but not everyone doing 30.1 in a 30 get punished.

Is that because they simply don't get reported /caught?

JustinR1979

alastairq wrote: »

Is that because they simply don't get reported /caught?

I've been pulled a few times for speeding and not been punished, so there's another variable to the 2 you list that needs answering.

macman

OP, I'm baffled as to why your wife did not attend the hearing and plead her case? Little point in not attending and then complaining about the fine after the event.
What do you consider would have been a reasonable fine, given that the magistrate had no discretion over the points?

Spicy_McHaggis

macman wrote: »

OP, I'm baffled as to why your wife did not attend the hearing and plead her case? Little point in not attending and then complaining about the fine after the event.
What do you consider would have been a reasonable fine, given that the magistrate had no discretion over the points?

Because she didn't have a case to plead.

Dr._Shoe

It's still wise to attend even so.

I was summoned on two offences (not for insurance) but as the first offence had contributed to the commission of the second, the fine was greatly reduced from £500 to £125 because the prosecution dropped the second charge and I was able to offer mitigation and point to an otherwise unblemished record.

Spicy_McHaggis

Dr._Shoe wrote: »

It's still wise to attend even so.

I was summoned on two offences (not for insurance) but as the first offence had contributed to the commission of the second, the fine was greatly reduced from £500 to £125 because the prosecution dropped the second charge and I was able to offer mitigation and point to an otherwise unblemished record.

My husband !!!!ed up isn't really what the court would consider mitigation is it?

shaun_from_Africa

Spicy_McHaggis wrote: »

My husband !!!!ed up isn't really what the court would consider mitigation is it?

I know that it wasn't court related but Jacqui Smith blamed her hubby when it came to light that an MP's expenses claim she submitted contained charges for a couple of !!!!!! films and when she repaid the money, that was the end of the matter.