2006-12-07 21:37:03 · 10 answers · asked by paul smith2602 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Right if you have been given a form HORT/1 (a producer) of been asked to produce on a ticket you have 7 days from midnight on the day that the produce request was issued.
Under UK law it is an offence not to carry driving documents with you at all times, although it is accepted that people dont and you are then given the 7 days to produce at a designated police station.
If you dont produce within the 7 day period you will automatically be reported to court for the offence of failing to produce documents AND not having the documents that you failed to produce !
If this happens you will get a court summons, you need to take the documents to court to avoid being prosecuted for not having the documents, but you may get a fine or points and court costs for not producing.
Better to take them in as quick as possible.
2006-12-08 00:24:35 · answer #1 · answered by rick_wenham 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you have been given a HORT/1 (a producer) you have up to 7 days to produce your documents from midnight on the day the offence took place.
If you have been involved in a RTC and was unable to give your details to any other interested parties than you have up to 24 hours to produce the documents at a police station.
The thing to bear in mind is that these are all UP TO, DO NOT leave it to the last min or you wont find all the documents you need.
In the UK you need to produce a full driving licence for the vehicle you were driving at the time of accident (card licences must have the counterpart paper as well), your insurance certificate that shows you are eligible to drive that vehicle, The log book (V5) of the vehicle and the MOT Certificate (if the vehicle is old enough to have one).
It is actually an offence not to carry these with you whilst driving, but the HORT 1 and the road traffic act do take this into account.
If you do not have all of these documents when you go into the station you may be turned away and told to come back with them or be cautioned again, the officer in the case than would make a decision if he intends to prosecute.
2006-12-09 03:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by Paul D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 days or 48 hours
2006-12-08 05:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by AARONLEE AND SASHA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 weeks, unless you have lost your license or you just renewed your insurance and waiting on documents. Then they may give you an extension (or seek alternate proof) but you will have needed to tell them when they first asked for them.
2006-12-07 21:39:45 · answer #4 · answered by mehboobahmad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It used to be 7 days - that may have changed though. So if you don't have them, you're in a bit of trouble mate.
2006-12-07 21:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the time they designated. I'm sure they told you to turn them over by a certain ndate.
2006-12-07 22:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know it is seven days from date of request
2006-12-08 05:46:37 · answer #7 · answered by barn owl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...usually you have seven days....good luck...and make sure you produce them...i got a ban cos i never bothered...have fun....should say on the form you got...did they ask you to specify a police station...details be on there....
2006-12-07 21:40:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was 48 hours (if its a driving licence)
2006-12-07 21:39:35 · answer #9 · answered by Minxy_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 days, thats why its called a 7-day wonder!
2006-12-08 02:37:15 · answer #10 · answered by loknights 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋