driving without due care and attention

sunshine124

thx guys,

thx for the replies, she actually hit a car from behind, she was only doing about 20mph (i know its still fast) but she didn't mean to and wasn't paying attention to the road. I know she probably deserves it, but still what do u guys think? i mean will she get a huge fine and alot of points - she already has three points but they were in 2001.
She is also applying for a new licence as she has lost her old one, so will the 3 points from 2001 be wiped off automatically? as it has been over five years.

Any help will be appreciated.

Charis

Don't stress out over it. What will be, will be. And if it makes your friend a bit more aware of her responsibility to pay attention, it might even save her life one day. Some lessons are painful. And expensive. I speak from experience.

Charis

goldspanners

why are the courts involved? did the person she hit call the police or where they passing by,surely this could be sorted out with an exchange of insurance details and let them argue it out.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

sunshine124 wrote: »

thx guys,

thx for the replies, she actually hit a car from behind, she was only doing about 20mph (i know its still fast) but she didn't mean to and wasn't paying attention to the road. I know she probably deserves it, but still what do u guys think? i mean will she get a huge fine and alot of points - she already has three points but they were in 2001.
She is also applying for a new licence as she has lost her old one, so will the 3 points from 2001 be wiped off automatically? as it has been over five years.

Any help will be appreciated.

Tell her to consider taking the Institute of Advanced Motorists course, or a ROSPA course.

Best money I ever spent tbh.

LandyAndy

sunshine124 wrote: »

thx guys,

thx for the replies, she actually hit a car from behind, she was only doing about 20mph (i know its still fast) but she didn't mean to and wasn't paying attention to the road. I know she probably deserves it, but still what do u guys think? i mean will she get a huge fine and alot of points - she already has three points but they were in 2001.
She is also applying for a new licence as she has lost her old one, so will the 3 points from 2001 be wiped off automatically? as it has been over five years.

Any help will be appreciated.

Unfortunately when you are granted a licence to operate a large and potentially lethal piece of machinery you are expected to pay attention when operating it. Perhaps this aspect of driving is not emphasised enough to new drivers.

chris147_2

Due care and attention can be anything between 3-9 points and a fine of up to £2000 (I think the fines right, might be a bit lower).

Unfortunately if she's hit a stationary car from behind it doesn't bode well. She should have been paying attention.

Seeing as though she is now out of the time for accepting the course (which according to most people is quite good) she will have to go to court and answer for what she's done.

I know you say she didn't mean to but at the end of the day none of us would intentionally crash our cars (at least I hope we wouldn't!) and what if that would have been a pedestrain. Unfortunately 'sorry' just doesn't cut it for me.

Driving standards in the UK are terrible and people should have to look after their own driving standards rather than relying upon the Police offering them a course after they've crashed in to another car/person.

If you friend is a new driver then its bye bye licence I'm afraid. If not then insurance will go up a lot. After all it doesn't look good to insurers when you declare you have been prosecuted for driving without due care and attention.

derrick

sunshine124 wrote: »

thx guys,she already has three points but they were in 2001.
She is also applying for a new licence as she has lost her old one, so will the 3 points from 2001 be wiped off automatically? as it has been over five years.

Any help will be appreciated.

Those points are now spent, the rules are they count under the totting up rule for 3 years, but stay on your licence for 4 years, so if she gets a new licence the points from 2001 will be removed.

sunshine124

thx guys for all your replies my friend is going to phone up about the course on monday first thing, as they have been shut, so will let u all know whats happening.

saintjanet

sunshine124 wrote: »

hi guys,

i dont understand why saintjanet said "p.s. i dont think its YOU!!!"........I said i dont think its you,meaning that i believed it really is your friend who broke the law unlike kieth who seemed to think it was you.I was defending you!!

sunshine124

Sorry saintjanet for misreading your reply, I didn't realise u were defending me, but i really appreciate it , so thx

Anyway, my friend had phoned up to find out about the course and fortunately, she was accepted to apply for the course and is now waiting for the forms.