i had a quite serious accident in my car where i clipped the edge of a parked car and my car flipped over. unfortually there was a person stood in front of the parked car and as i hit the car it got pushed forwad and broke the guys leg. i am 19 years old and only had my licence about 1 and a half years, i am being charged with careless driving has anyone had a simular case? if so what was your outcome thanks
2006-12-18 07:11:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
i would just like to add to all you people who think i am some sort of boy racer or i am an immature driver i am not it was just a genuine mistake!
2006-12-18 08:23:13 · update #1
Are you sure you only Clipped the guys car, if your car flipped over it must of been worse then that but then your probly getting ready to talk to the judge and need to make it sound less worse right ;)
But anyways I can imagine theyll suspend your license and maybe some community service.
Good Luck
2006-12-18 07:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by atomiccobra 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You will lose your licence, simple, this will get you 6 - 9 points, 6 or more points for someone with a licence less than two years is automatic loss of licence.
There will also likely be a fine---- £1000 or more.
Quite how you clip a car and flip yours over, break a guys leg and only get done with careless driving beats me, it should have been dangerous driving.
Good luck in court, I hope you are properly insured, but you don't get my sympathy
2006-12-18 14:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by Martin14th 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More likely than not, you will just be facing a fine and points on your license. It will also depend on your driving record up to now. It is very unlikely you will serve any jail time. Depending on what state you live, careless driving is a lesser serious charge than wreckless driving. Regardless, you will be held liable for the injured party's damages. I would hire an attorney or at the very least have a public defender appointed to represent you and protect your rights in the criminal matter (careless driving). This does not mean that you are a criminal! Just that you need to be more careful. I wish you and the other person the very best of luck.
2006-12-18 07:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by a351cobra 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You will at the very least get 6 points and a fine if convicted and as you have had your full licence for less than 2 years you will have your full licence taken from you and then you will revert back to provisional licence holder status and have to apply for a provisional licence and sit a theory test and an extended practical driving test before you get your full licence back. Your insurance will be much dearer once you get your licence back.
2006-12-18 07:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by Goofy Goofer Goof Goof Goof ! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shouty dad has got the information for you as i would have given it . a suggestion though, Contact your local institute of Advanced driving and sign up for a course £85 ish. this will give you 2 major benefits ,
you will be a better driver and secondly you can mention it at court along the lines that you made a mistake but you have taken this course to try and ensure you never make another
2006-12-19 02:11:19 · answer #5 · answered by The Fat Controller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck mate, it sounds as if you've been more than a little unlucky here. When you go to court claim that you had really painful cramp in your leg suddenly and you took your eyes off of the road for a split second. Just pull on the heart strings it was a freak accident and they may well be leanient.
It obviously wouldn't already be in your statement, but it could always be that it wasn't metioned because you were in shock. It's worth a try tear on the heart strings, look smart in court and show how sorry you are. It always helps to have a decent cover story even if you don't use my idea.
Good luck mate I hope you get off lightly, just be careful in future.
2006-12-18 07:17:51 · answer #6 · answered by winkle 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You got away lightly with just "careless driving". What could happen due to the seriousness of the accident, you would possibly be banned from driving for a while, given 6-8 points and be forced to wear an electronic tag or go to jail for a while.
Seriously. I have seen it happen.
2006-12-18 07:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by GeneHunt 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You'll probably have to pay a small fine and take some sort of safe driving course. A pain in the neck, sure, but not as bad as getting your leg broken by some dope.
2006-12-18 07:13:14 · answer #8 · answered by alighier 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think my cousin got done for careless drivng and had to attend a course but didn't get any points on his licence.
2006-12-19 06:47:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont drive that bad but i can tell you what happens u r 19 get a brain and think of others what if that was a little kid they would have been killed! then you would have to go to jail for murder, but you r damn lucky its just careless driving say byby to your licence for a while. o and learn to think ahead
2006-12-18 08:06:04 · answer #10 · answered by luckydo6 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋