2007-02-26 00:07:29 · 19 answers · asked by lady.debs 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
if you're in the UK, more than likely only a small fine if its his first offence, but you'll probably also get a parenting order- ie sent to parenting classes to learn how to control your son
2007-02-26 00:15:05 · answer #1 · answered by G*I*M*P 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Depends on where you live. Did you give your son permission to drive your car? Do you have insurance on your car if you drive it or not at all? Sometimes if you show up to court with proof of insurance you can get away with a proof of correction -- again, it all depends on your jurisdiction -- each court is different. Otherwise you get the fine which is usually a lot more than what the insurance would have cost.
Don't pay attention to those well-meaning people who say you can blame it on your son if he's guilty and get off the hook. I'm not quite clear on why you have to go to court --- did they send you personally a notice of a court date? Didn't you son receive a ticket for not having insurance on the car he's driving? Isn't he a minor? We need more specifics in order to answer your question, including where you reside.
2007-02-26 00:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by GrnEyedBlondeSwede 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well it all depends on the judge, we can only guess at what will be the outcome to this, after all you were a bit foolish in letting your son drive without insurance, its people like him that make insuring a vehicle so expensive these days, what would he have done if he knocked someone over or had a crash ? then who's going to pay for the damage, so let this be a lesson to you,
this time however you are going to have to pay for your foolishness and not some innocent person or motorist..
2007-02-26 00:28:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Points on your licence and/or a fine. Possibly even a ban, but the good news is that you won't get sent down. If your son was driving with your consent and knowledge then you are guilty as charged. If he was driving without your consent then the police can have him for theft and leave you out of it. It all depends how much trouble you want to get your son in I guess. If they charge him with taking a vehicle without consent there is always the risk he will go to prison. Not a decison I would like to make to be honest.
2007-02-26 03:51:02 · answer #4 · answered by Mental Mickey 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are more to blame than your son. Your older and should have more sense. In UK you have permitted the offence of "permit no insurance". The only way to save your self from a fine, in the £100s, and points is to say you didnt give him permission to drive. You get away he gets a criminal record. Take more notice whats he doing.
2007-02-26 00:22:33 · answer #5 · answered by des c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the question that will be asked of you is "did you have any knowledge of your son using your car?" if you have knowingly let your son drive your car illegally, you may get into bother. this could be a fine, penalty points or a mix of the two. the important thing is that you wont be going to jail.(unless this is not the first incident where the police have been involved, if you know what i mean) my girlfriend was driving her dads car one day and a bus wrote her off. she told the police, and quite rightly, that her father had no knowledge of her using his car and although the police were looking to pass blame somewhere, could not put the blame on him. i hope this helps a little and i hope it all works out for you. oh yes, and she only received an endorsement on her liscense and a small fine.
2007-02-26 00:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Depends - on a few things doesn't it!
Did you let him drive it knowing that insurance was not covering him to drive - if you did then expect a hefty fine!
If he took it without your consent then it is classed as theft and he should get done for it! Including driving without insurance!
The question is to open and has too many possibilities - need all the facts
2007-02-26 00:16:18 · answer #7 · answered by jamand 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It seems obvious to me that you have already admitted to the offence of permitting your son to drive without insurance.You will get a fine and points on your licence no big deal until you renew your insurance they look upon it that its them your doing out of business
2007-02-26 05:35:54 · answer #8 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You and your son could get a lengthly ban as they're trying to get legitimate cars off the road to ease congestion, not encourage non insured potential killers to clog them up.
2007-02-27 03:23:31 · answer #9 · answered by richiesown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cant think very much of your son, he could have been killed, or even worse, he could have killed some innocent. if he took it without your permission, then its his fault, but if u knew he had it then you should have done the right thing and got the insurance. how long did u actually think you would get away with it...
2007-02-27 02:50:29 · answer #10 · answered by fay y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lessons on bringing up children by the sounds of it, would you like it if someone crashed into you that wasn't insured. Very immature to say the least. You deserve everything you get.
2007-02-26 00:34:18 · answer #11 · answered by Margaret 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋