no insurance

[kwaki1000]

hi,i got pulled for no insurance,and no l plates as i am still learning on the car,i got pulled about nearly 5 months ago and still not heard from the court,or anything i dont think but what it is that my household are jelous i am learning how to drive,but i am scared what if they hid the letter so i coudnt see it?or the letter came and phone them up saying that he does'nt live here,and i dont kno anything about it,so what is likely to happen?and how long is it till they can send out you something,another words they can do ya? thanks for your time your answers will be appreciated!

[maviscoull]

i think these letters can take anything up to 6 months to arrive. not sure though !

[Grunty]

The prosecution has to be started within six months of the offence. If the letter was hidden, it makes no difference because proceedings had still been started within the time limit. After five months, the most likely reason that you have heard nothing is that the officer has been particularly busy or has realised that he made a mistake with the procedure and has 'lost' the papers. If you had been sent a summons and had not appeared at court, I would have thought by now that you would have had a second summons put into your hand, or maybe been arrested on a warrant.

[JudgeJ]

Unfortunately (some may say) you cannot be arrested for these offences. If court proceedings are held they are held �on summons� and you cannot be compelled to attend. Whilst magistrates can technically issue warrants for the arrest of any defendants they wish to see in court, in practice they would not do so for non-arrestable motoring offences.

Many motoring offences first come to court very close to the six month time limit which Grunty mentions. If you have been sent correspondence and it has been lost or deliberately diverted it will not alter the prosecution�s right to continue the process. They do not have to prove that the summons was served, nor are they likely to issue a second, personally served, summons.

If the case is listed and you do not attend it will be heard in your absence and you will almost certainly be convicted. Unless the court is considering disqualification (in which case they will adjourn the case and give you one further opportunity to attend) they will notify you of their sentence.

The danger is that you may well be disqualified for these offences (particularly the no insurance) and you will not know unless you receive the notification from the court. If people in your household are foolish enough to hide or destroy your correspondence, as you suspect they may have done, you could find yourself driving whilst disqualified.

[kwaki1000]

so basically if i dont hear anything after 6 months,then i got away with it? and its bin nearlyu 5 months now

[spaced]

either way you shouldnt be driving without insurance ya moron!

[almcd007]

Scum Bag !! Why do people post on here and help these idiots ?? We are paying for their laziness and ignorance in higher premiums. Let him stew !!

[Gef]

Intersting question kwaki. You seem to have thought out all your excuses beforehand.

Hopefully everything has proceeded as normal and, by now, you are banned with points on your licence.

Let us know how you get on the next time you apply for insurance or apply for your full licence if you ever pass the test.