Car Insurance Speed Awareness

AdrianC

Car_54 said:

Deleted_User said:

It's not a guilty plea in the sense of a court or criminal offence, but you are admitting you were speeding, else you wouldn't have got and accepted the course offer.

Let's suppose I'm not guilty, and I know it and think I can prove it

Taking the course would cost say £90 and a few hours of my time.

Going to court would involve more hours (court time plus consultation with lawyer), the cost of a lawyer (itself more than £90), and with the real risk of a guilty verdict with points, fine, costs and a victim surcharge.

So it's a course for me, but absolutely no admission of guilt.

There is, of course, option three.

FPN - £100, 3pts, no time.

Jumblebumble

Car_54 said:

Deleted_User said:

It's not a guilty plea in the sense of a court or criminal offence, but you are admitting you were speeding, else you wouldn't have got and accepted the course offer.

Let's suppose I'm not guilty, and I know it and think I can prove it

Taking the course would cost say £90 and a few hours of my time.

Going to court would involve more hours (court time plus consultation with lawyer), the cost of a lawyer (itself more than £90), and with the real risk of a guilty verdict with points, fine, costs and a victim surcharge.

So it's a course for me, but absolutely no admission of guilt.

Quite
No one has actually asked for an admission of anything so they don't get one
The police have just said they have enough evidence  to prosecute where by one will be admitting guilt if pleading guilty or letting a magistrate decide if pleading not guilty but if you take a course they will not do so.

Farfetch may be confusing this with a police caution where you do need to admit your sins in order to be eligible as Gillian Tailforth found out when she tried to sue the sun
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2689417/Brought-life-new-TV-libel-trial-Britain-agog-The-soap-star-undone-saucy-joke-sausage.html