Points to my online licence

Jt146

Hi anyone,

My other half has 12 points on his licence. Fortunately, the court did not ban him for the last 3. He drives everyday for his job, however the leniency came from him paying for my education fees. It was a good day (anyone can do it if you dress smart and are very humble - he’s 24, male and didn’t learn however)

He had another speeding offence in Feb 2018, doing 76mph on a motorway through 50mph roadworks. This was actually before the other offence (by 1 day... 2 in 2 days!!!) which Is done and dusted, but this particular regions court administration whatever it is, is poor and ridiculously slow...

We selected not to come to court as there is no chance he is getting out of this. They then sent another letting asking for us to select whether he would like to attend court or not. We ignored this as we had already selected and had enough time wasted already. The letter said to stop driving on October 3rd if he does not attend court until he hears further. I assumed this is because the court hearing would take place on that date. I emailed them a couple days later as there was no record of any changes on his online driving Licence. They then said the court hearing is October 10th (today) and stop driving from today - inaccurate info on the letter surprise surprise. Nothing on his licence yet.

When are the points and disqualification and fine amount likely to appear on his online DVLA gov licence so we can finally get out of this stupid limbo period that has held us back for almost a year ?

Any help on this would be appreciated.

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Jt146 wrote: »

Hi anyone,

My other half has 12 points on his licence. Fortunately, the court did not ban him for the last 3. He drives everyday for his job, however the leniency came from him paying for my education fees. It was a good day (anyone can do it if you dress smart and are very humble - he’s 24, male and didn’t learn however)

He had another speeding offence in Feb 2018, doing 76mph on a motorway through 50mph roadworks. This was actually before the other offence (by 1 day... 2 in 2 days!!!) which Is done and dusted, but this particular regions court administration whatever it is, is poor and ridiculously slow...

We selected not to come to court as there is no chance he is getting out of this. They then sent another letting asking for us to select whether he would like to attend court or not. We ignored this as we had already selected and had enough time wasted already. The letter said to stop driving on October 3rd if he does not attend court until he hears further. I assumed this is because the court hearing would take place on that date. I emailed them a couple days later as there was no record of any changes on his online driving Licence. They then said the court hearing is October 10th (today) and stop driving from today - inaccurate info on the letter surprise surprise. Nothing on his licence yet.

When are the points and disqualification and fine amount likely to appear on his online DVLA gov licence so we can finally get out of this stupid limbo period that has held us back for almost a year ?

Any help on this would be appreciated.

Quoting for posterity.

The bolded part is a bit ironic, if your other half had been a bit slower the situation would have never arisen.
He is at the mercy of the courts and will just have to deal with it however long it takes.

AndyMc.....

Courts don't like disqualifying in absence, however it could happen. There's also a chance they may have issued a warrant for his arrest.

Ergates

When you're in the process of being banned for speeding, then you're not really in a position to complain about the slow court process.

forgotmyname

Maybe he wants to be on TV?

I remember them stopping a car who appeared to be in a rush. Seems he was late for court, for driving whilst banned.

debtdebt

If your partner attended Court, he would found out about the fine and ban.

wgl2014

Call the court and ask?

marlot

Jt146 wrote: »

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When are the points and disqualification and fine amount likely to appear on his online DVLA gov licence so we can finally get out of this stupid limbo period that has held us back for almost a year ?....

Just to give a little perspective ... there are still a shocking number of people injured and killed on the roads. For them and their families the pain goes on for years and years.



Your other half needs to learn to drive sensibly.

Deastons

marlot wrote: »

Just to give a little perspective ... there are still a shocking number of people injured and killed on the roads. For them and their families the pain goes on for years and years.



Your other half needs to learn to drive sensibly.

But according to a lot of people on here, speed doesn't kill...

DoaM

Deastons wrote: »

But according to a lot of people on here, speed doesn't kill...

It doesn't, per se ... inappropriate speed can kill.

Car_54

Jt146 wrote: »

When are the points and disqualification and fine amount likely to appear on his online DVLA gov licence so we can finally get out of this stupid limbo period that has held us back for almost a year ?

Any help on this would be appreciated.

It doesn't matter how long it takes to appear online, a disqualification begins immediately the court gives its decision.



Your OH has been told the court date and when to stop driving. He would be well advised to obey. Driving while disqualified is a much more serious offence than speeding.