Ban Dilemma

londonbairn · 13 Feb 2006 at 22:13

Hi there,

I had a summons for last Tuesday which I did not attend and submitted medical evidence for (which was relevant to why I was speeding). I received a letter thanking me for sending it in and they will take it into account.

I was caught doing 100mph on a 70mph, I have ulcerative colitis which means I need the toilet fast sometimes, so I sent them a letter from my professor etc.

I was under the impression I would be told in a letter if I got banned rather than it being imposed immediately.

I continued to drive. Today I got pulled over for a random check and got asked to submit my documents to the police. Now I am in a bit of a mess...

I phoned police stations now and they dont seem to know if you tick the box pleading guilty and not to attend wether the imposed ban (if it was imposed) is valid from court date or a day in the letter.

Now there's a possibility I have been driving whilst banned. I have to phone up the court tommorrow asking what their decision was last Tuesday, I really wish I phoned them and didn't listen to my friend who said wait for the letter...

What do I do, and what are my options if this is the case...what was the likely hood i was banned given my medical circumstance and I had no previous motoring conviction?

Thanks

-westy- · 13 Feb 2006 at 22:19

If they told you that you'd be told in the letter....surely it'd be effective from the date on the letter?

Firestar_3x · 13 Feb 2006 at 22:26

[TW]Fox said:
you can drive at 100mph and not get fined?

Fraid not, this even excludes certain ambulance drivers.

-westy- · 13 Feb 2006 at 22:27

hmmm, deleted message by Fox..

couldn't you have stopped by the roadside?

muckymick · 13 Feb 2006 at 22:37

I was always under the impression that they would insist on you attending court if they were going to ban you. :confused:

londonbairn · 13 Feb 2006 at 22:42

I was given a NIP with 2 options to attend or not. I chose not to because I wanted to submit my mitigating circumstances.

At the moment I have no idea, I haven't got a letter or anything. My friend told me I would be sent one with the outcome and to wait for it. However I am worrying this isn't the case.

The fine or points is not my problem at the moment. The worry is being banned. 100mph on a 70mph, first offence, on a downhill, considering my medical circumstance? Also does the fact that they issued the NIP 5 months after the incident mean they don't take it as being serious?

Meridian · 13 Feb 2006 at 22:49

A ban would apply from the date of the court hearing if it was imposed for a single offense AFAIK. It only applies from the time of the offense if you get the ban from an automatic totting-up. Again, AFAIK.

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muckymick · 13 Feb 2006 at 22:50

A few years ago when i managed to top the big 12 points i pleaded guilty by post but they still called me in to smuggly inform me that i was being banned !!

londonbairn · 13 Feb 2006 at 23:38

So if they were going to ban me, they would have called me to court?

muckymick · 13 Feb 2006 at 23:46

Well thats what they did with me,they just adjourned on my first date and sent me another letter telling me i had to attend.

geiger · 14 Feb 2006 at 03:32

If theres a chance of a ban then its customary to demand you attend but its not essential, they are likely to be harsher on you if you dont attend though.

I dont think you should get a ban if you have medical evidence, you are only on the edge of the guideline for a ban anyway. No ban might mean more points and a bigger fine though

Che · 14 Feb 2006 at 03:36

How does your condition stop you from going to court? Surely you leave the confines of a bathroom during your day to day life, so as long as you can leave the courtroom at short notice then what's the problem? Whinger!

Gixer · 14 Feb 2006 at 06:20

Che, I think he means the reason he was speeding was because he had to get home quickly to have a pee. It's not the reason he didn't attend court.

Baron_Samedi · 14 Feb 2006 at 08:00

The courts also tend to be more lenient if you need your licence for your job.

My brother, (don't ask me how) managed to drive for around five miles at an average of 104mph with the police following on the M25 at 4am...

londonbairn · 14 Feb 2006 at 08:45

I got a £150 fine and 6 points.

Stinky · 14 Feb 2006 at 08:52

rafster said:
So if they were going to ban me, they would have called me to court?

i have been told that if you get the option of pleeding guilty by post then they are not thinking of a disqulifiactoin. if they want you to attend then they are thinking points and a large fine.

this is what i found out after my speeding incident. i am waiting for the letter now

Rotty · 14 Feb 2006 at 09:55

simailr happened ( re court ) to someone I know , h was banned in his absence but was told to phone in afetr the hearing time to find out outcome

jumpy · 14 Feb 2006 at 11:37

hmmm, ulceratice colleitus - nasty, would leave more mess than just needing to pee, as it concerns your 'universal joint' giving way in a most unplesant manner. Not something you can really hold on for either :eek:

and doing the business at the side of the road is likely to get you in as much bother from the law if they catch you doing it as the speeding.

Che · 14 Feb 2006 at 13:44

Gixer said:
Che, I think he means the reason he was speeding was because he had to get home quickly to have a pee. It's not the reason he didn't attend court.

Oh right, whoops! Well you might get away with it then, Alex Ferguson got away with driving on the hardshoulder because he had a liquid turtle poaking through

londonbairn · 14 Feb 2006 at 14:37

Well the person I spoke to said I was lucky, she said someone got a far larger fine and a ban for doing a slightly lower speed on the same road...so phew