Jamie
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...3 points and a £60 fine for driving all 2 meters into a one way street the wrong way.
Realised my mistake but they came whoring up behind and shouted at me for being a danger to the public roads 
Anyway.
I'm 19, have had my license a year and a few months. Insurance is about £500, how much am i looking at it going up by?
Cheers.
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willay
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fucking that takes the piss, not like we all go down one ways cause its easy and not dangerous!
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Jamie
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Tell me about it.
Police up this end have a hate for cruisers. 
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Dan
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all the police have a hate 4 cruisers!! well, most of them ne way
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L33 LEG
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the insurance wont go up i dont think, well ihope it dont cos im going to hav a surprise wen i come to my renewal, not only am i 17, i hav just wrote off a 4k corsa and am now driving a VTR wiv 3 points aswell! so dont worry about the 3points, usually doesnt matter!
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tintin
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In all fairness i cant see that three points should affect you by much. The only way they might take a dim view of it is if by chance they class it as dangerous driving. I would shop around as all insurance companies are thieves and quote stupid amounts any way. You never know, you may get a better quote else where any way
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vibrio
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I would complain about it. you made a smal mistake and you were correcting it. go to the police station and make a complaint
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willay
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vibrio is correct 
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Jamie
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How long will the points stay on my license?
Will insurance ASK what the points were for?
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tintin
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afaik they will remain on your liscense for 3 years. They may well ask what they are for in which case it gives you an oppertunity to explain.
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Jamie
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Big difference getting points for racing etc to accidently going into a one way street at 10.30pm
They even told me they were off-duty and had it been 1 / 2 am and roads quieter id have gotten off with it.
Proper smart wanting to hear that.
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tintin
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quote:
Originally posted by J-Me
They even told me they were off-duty and had it been 1 / 2 am and roads quieter id have gotten off with it. .
Does some thing there not quite make sense to any one else. How can a copper give you points when not on duty?????? As soon as they are off duty i thought they became regular citizens and there for have no more power than you and i. I could be wrong though.
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Jamie
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quote:
Originally posted by tintin
quote:
Originally posted by J-Me
They even told me they were off-duty and had it been 1 / 2 am and roads quieter id have gotten off with it. .
Does some thing there not quite make sense to any one else. How can a copper give you points when not on duty?????? As soon as they are off duty i thought they became regular citizens and there for have no more power than you and i. I could be wrong though.
I asked that as well but got told not to be cheeky last night. 
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Scott
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soem places wont charge the extra for points like my insurance
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JayC
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U don't need to tell insurance companies that u have 3 points, they will neva know. I got 3 points the day after I passed my driving test and and neva told insurance company and now they have been taken off cos I had my licence longer than 3 yrs now.
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DanielJ
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kick up a fuss m8, say if they were off duty surely they shud get 3 points 4 doin exactly the same thing as u
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Stoneyginger
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police are out in force just now aint they 
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Jamie
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I was REALLY fuct off about it last night, but now i'm seeing the bright side.
This is what one officer said last night...
"Had it been a traffic car you would have got off A LOT worse"
I think he's probably right.
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Steve
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i believe they cannot do u if they are off duty
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Dav
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That's just taking the piss, and they weren't even on duty!?
I'd definitely get down the local Police station and make an officail complaint!
Or if it was me I have Central Scotland Police HQ not far away, I'd go down there.
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Jamie
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I already signed the pink piece of paper saying that i'm receiving 3 points + £60 fine.
How can I prove they were off duty other than what they told me.
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Steve
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What you need to do is go down and say sumthing along the lines of "It was a mistake im only human i realised straight away i was in the wrong hence i was turning around, im not condoning the driving the wrong way up one way streets and had i been done for speeing or such like then i wudlve accepted my penalties, im only a young driver and insurance is already unmanagable and i feel its a very harsh penalty for such a small mistake"
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Jamie
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Say that in the court house?
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Steve
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just say it to the women on reception
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Jamie
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She wont be able to rip the thing up will she?
Honestly I'll try anything tho.
Could do with some legal advice as well.
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