driving without due care and attention

sunshine124

hi guys,

my friend has been caught for "driving without due care and attention" she has been summoned to court in March, but has also been told that if she does a course (costs £165 to do) which will help to improve her driving skills then she wont have to go to court.Can anyone tell me of any expereinces with this course and what exactly has to be done and how long the course will last?

any advice will be appreciated.

sunshine124

hi again!

my friend has also lost her driving licence and has moved home, so how does she apply for a new one? she has the paper part but not the photocard part. Does she apply under change of address or lost licence?

Keith

If only your "friend" had spoken to you five minutes earlier, you could of included it all in one post

If your "friend" has been offered the course, then your friend should take it, learn from it and improve their driving. Your friend will not need to declare that they have taken the course to their insurance on renewal.

The course is provided by Drivetech UK, and lasts a day I believe, if you agree to do the course to get away from the summons and then do not turn up I believe you are then charged. The course is only offered once, and second time the court appearance is the only option.

sunshine124

Hi "keith",

thx for all the info, and if u r trying to imply its me then i can assure you it's not, go to the bankruptcy board and you will find out why i am asking for my "friend" as you like to call her.

saintjanet

I must say everyone who takes the course seems to be glad they did from the info. i have gathered from other sites.

P.S. i dont think it's YOU!!!

sunshine124

hi guys,

i dont understand why saintjanet said "p.s. i dont think its YOU!!!"

My friend would like to go on the course but unfortunately her time to reply is up so she can no longer go on the course! Now she is afraid that she may get disqualified from driving coz she already has 3 points on her licence. Does anyone know what happens in court? and how much the fines are? or if there is any other way of applying for the course?

I would be grateful for any advice

rsvtoddy

You get a free replacement when you move house - not sure if you need to send off the old one though?

Better get it done sharpish or she'll have a charge of failing to produce added to the list!

sunshine124

thx rsvtoddy

thx for the advice, but i dont think anyone wants to help me out on this one coz there are some sarcastic people out there, and its a shame coz my friend has a GENUINE problem about the course, but people are not willing to believe that I am helping a friend.

Crabman

Hi sunshine

Do you know what exact offence he/she was reported for?

If it's a straightforward speeding case then it'll likely be 3 points + £60 though you mention court so it may include extra costs. If you can get hold of some extra info hopefully someone will have an idea of what may happen at the court hearing.

lee131_3

should of took the course asap really

LandyAndy

sunshine124 wrote: »

hi guys,

i dont understand why saintjanet said "p.s. i dont think its YOU!!!"

My friend would like to go on the course but unfortunately her time to reply is up so she can no longer go on the course! Now she is afraid that she may get disqualified from driving coz she already has 3 points on her licence. Does anyone know what happens in court? and how much the fines are? or if there is any other way of applying for the course?

I would be grateful for any advice

If she's a 'new' driver then she will be disqualified otherwise she won't get enough points from this to be disqualified.

Unfortunately the law isn't very forgiving in these circumstances (nor should it be). Hopefully your friend has learned a valuable, though potentially expensive, lesson.