Last year, was fined 255 pound for driving without insurance and licence. And now given producer to take my licence, mot, and insurance to the police station. I currently have international driving licence, valid insurance and mot. Will my international driving licence (expired) help me out. Or what should I do ?
2007-07-13 17:37:24 · 11 answers · asked by Omo O 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
Take them all to the Police station and hope for the best.
You could always play the "expired? I had no idea?" card.
2007-07-13 18:14:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take what you have to the station and produce it. You have seven days to do so or you commit further offences.
If your driving licence is expired you will be reported for not having a driving licence. That may impact upon your insurance too since an insurance policy is unlikely to cover someone who does not actualy have a valid driving licence.
If you fail to go to the station you will be reported for failing to produce driving licence, MOT and insurance and for having no driving licence, MOT and Insurance. Thats a summons for six offences so even though you are likely to be reported for some offences when you produce, do so and think of it as damage limitation. Then speak with a solicitor.
2007-07-13 18:00:19 · answer #2 · answered by 203 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You will be prosecuted for driving without a valid driving licence. (This is not such a bad offence HOWEVER you are driving in breach of your insurance policy conditions so you will nbot be covered if you have an accident. (Not to mention the fact that you may have made an inaccurate statement for the purposes of obtaininig a certificate of insurance - which is a criminal offence)).
So get your Provisional Licence and your driving test ASAP. Remember that you must be accompanied when driving as a provisional licence holder.
2007-07-14 01:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by welcome news 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go and produce the documents, no excuses. They are more likely to look upon you favourably if you own up than if you do a runner and don't bother. Not having the valid licence on its own is less of an issue than not producing anything at all, take legal advice if you can afford it or get it within the seven day ticket time x
2007-07-13 21:15:22 · answer #4 · answered by StephE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically you are driving without a valid licence. In the UK this also means that you are driving without insurance, because EVERY insurance company will only honour the insurance if you have a licence.
I suggest you get legal help.
2007-07-14 07:10:22 · answer #5 · answered by futuretopgun101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming this is a UK question, your "International driving licence" is only valid when accompanied by a valid non-UK licence, it has no validity by itself. All it does is provide an agreed certificate that the holder has a valid licence in his/her country of origin. NOTE: regardless of your licence status if a UK court has given you a ban you are BANNED FROM DRIVING in the UK, no matter what other bits of paper you have.
2007-07-13 20:14:33 · answer #6 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say where your driving licence is from, so you need to check the DVLA regulations. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/DrivingInGbOnAForeignLicence/index.htm
An "International Driving Licence " is basically just a translation of your proper licence. Yours is worthless.
You'd better present what documents you do have as required, or even more trouble will follow for failing to produce.
Did you not learn from last time?
2007-07-13 21:46:45 · answer #7 · answered by champer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'd be best to ask a lawyer or solicitor for legal advice as you are driving on an expired licence. I hope it all works out.
2007-07-13 17:41:38 · answer #8 · answered by Lycra L 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your in a world of pain and big fines and a driving ban hopefully.
2007-07-14 01:00:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
id talk to your bankmanager about getting a loan
2007-07-13 17:54:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋