swedge
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well i went to pick up my new car yesterday, Punto GT Turbo
i towed my car down to save on the petrol as i was towing the punto back up as it has no mot
on the way down just before the motorway one of the ratchet straps nearly split in 2 so the corsa pulled to the side but didnt damage anything or anyone.
i drove the corsa the rest of the way.
we finaly got there are a few hours of driving and got the punto set op on the A Frame,
this is when the shit happened, 30 mile from home on a road with loadsa road works and traffic cones one of the ratchet straps snapped.
i couldnt leave the car in the middle of the road works at 1am so had to drive it, only drove it for about 5-10 mile whent he police pulled me
i explained what happened and he understood why i drove it and seemed a nice enough guy but he had to do me for no tax, no mot and no insurance
i know you cant get points for mot or tax but its either 3 or 6 points for no insurance
i havent been driving for more then 2 years so if i get 6 im fucked
what do you guys reckon i will get, hopefully only 3 and some fines
what a cock up yesterday was
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Phi
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ooh dear...
you can dispute it at court..just so your driving a little bit longer then by time it goes to court..you would have had your license long enough to have 12 points ... 
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swedge
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ive only been driving since january
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Phi
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also you should have at least driven it out of the way of road works then pulled over... surely roadworks werent 5- 10 miles??
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swedge
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in the statement i gave it said that i only drove the car because it would have been sat in the middle of a busy road with roadworks and it wasnt exactly safe
the policeman says it dosent look as bad with the ratchet strap snapping
the a frame is in the back of the punto (along with a GT2 engine) so if the ask i can show them the straps
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swedge
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_phi
also you should have at least driven it out of the way of road works then pulled over... surely roadworks werent 5- 10 miles??
the roadworks go on for at least 5 miles
there are thousands of traffice cones lol
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Phi
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so he pulled you whilst you was in roadworks?
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Phi
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just deny ever owning it....
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swedge
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no just after the roadworks
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swedge
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lol then i lose the car with is worth at least £1600 with mot
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Dave A
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no insurance is a highly likley 6 points unfortunately
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Phi
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i thought no tax was £30 on spot fine?
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swedge
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i read up about the insurance thing and it says either 3 or 6
i tried to get insurance for it on friday but they cant give me any quotes untill monday as they need to speak to the uner writers or something as there is a claim made against my mums car when i was on the policy
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TomWilly
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I think you will probably lose your licence for that
[Edited on 25-05-2008 by TomWilly]
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swedge
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_phi
i thought no tax was £30 on spot fine?
yeah tax and mot are just fines
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Phi
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quote:
Originally posted by swedge
lol then i lose the car with is worth at least £1600 with mot
so immeditaly after the roadworks you should have pulled over !
naughty!
id dispute it at court maybe... if you do lose your license that is..you might be able to get it like 6 months instead of a year somthing!
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swedge
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it was basicly 1 mile after the roadworks i got pulled, just of the main road and onto 1 of the b roads where the car that was towing me was waiting but the police pulled me before i got to the car
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Eddie.2k
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I was caught driving with no license, no insurance, no mot and no tax and got 6month ban and £425.
Yess it was stupid i know but oh well
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Liam
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TBH you'd be lucky if you didn't lose your licence.
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swedge
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yeah i know it was stupid of me driving it but i couldnt leave it in the middle of the road, i couldnt push it to the side as it was full of roadworks and thos heavy barrier things
im gonna call the solicitor tomorrow and see what he says
im praying its only 3 points and a fine
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Eddie.2k
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Be prepared to pay for that phone call.
Most solicitors will charge you for every thing they can, Including phone calls, Meetings, Speaking for you in court
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bigdan
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0o0o0o0o your in troubleeeee
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Ian
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Obviously you need to present your mitigation but I wouldn't say that is looking good for your licence.
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mattk
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On the brightside though IF you do loose your license through picking up 6 points you arnt banned, that means you can do the test right away and get back to some sort of normality, that wont look good for the insurance though
I know its not much but Id say a ban was worse than having it revoked
round here its very very common that no insurance is £200 and 6 points
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swedge
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yeah if i did have to lose it id rather get the 6 points than a ban
i can only see what happens, it wasnt as if i was out joyriding it or anything
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