I was recently stopped in the works wagon by the police and told i was not on the insurance to drive it and that only my boss was on the insurance. When i confronted my boss he told me he had taken me off the insurance when i was in hospital as he thought he was getting a new wagon and he would have insured me for that. But as you guessed it, he never got the new wagon and failed to put me back on the insurance. My boss confessed to the police he had kept this information from me and that i had no idea i was driving without insurance.
Im now being sumonsed to court for driving with no insurance and my boss is trying to bribe me into taking the rap for the whole situation (of which i have told him im not interested in bribes and he can take responsibility for his own actions).
How will the court see this matter, and am i likely to end up with a hefty fine and points on my license for something i was not aware of?
2007-10-15 03:04:15 · 23 answers · asked by peach 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
Get a lawyer and sue your boss!
2007-10-15 03:08:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not likely anything will happen to you, especially if you bring in the police report where he confessed keeping the information from you, or the officer who could testify to that conversation as your witness.
Driving that vehicle was a part of your job description, and your boss was responsible for making sure you were on the policy as a driver.
That being said, although you will not have any fines or points in all probability after it's over, what will the relationship with your boss be like after that? Might be time to start hunting for a new job, just in case.
2007-10-15 10:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that big a deal.
Tell your boss you want (in writing ) a better hourly rate.
Tell him you will take the rap if he puts £3000 into your bank account, and he pays the fine. Seriously !
£3000 is nothing to a company thats trading with staff.
Your boss must have a good turn over within the company.
You will recieve a fine and a warning mabye 6 points at the most.
Tell your boss you will meet him to discuss the issue but always have a witness beside you when you agree to something.
2007-10-15 10:22:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Firstly get a good breif, secondly are you sure (possitive) that your boss told the police you did not know, if he did you cannot take the rap as you will be lying in court and they will know this(that is purgery) a criminal offence, just go tell the truth and IF your boss has told them you never was informed they should be more leanient on you and harsh on him, thats why he wants you to take the rap. You will also find it hard to get insurance if you plead guilty to this as insurers think you were trying to diddle them too. Stick to your guns tell the truth and good luck with it. Do not worry, If your boss gets funny about this tell the court how he tried to push you into it.
2007-10-15 10:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by Paul W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man, what a bummer, and this guy is your boss?
I would make sure that I get a lawyer, first of all....your boss has the responsibility of insuring the vehicle that you drive for work...not you...this is something HE should have done...not you...
Do you realize what kind of situation this boss has put you in? Suppose something horrible had happened...say, a really bad car accident? Then what? Your injuries and time off from work wouldn't have been covered? Here you are, coming to work like you should, doing what you are suppose to do for the company and he has the audacity to try and make you take the blame for this? NO WAY....if you do, you are foolish...
Like I said, THIS WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY...NOT YOURS...
I mean, come on...right is right, and wrong is wrong...
After all of this goes down, you will probably have to get another job...but this guy put your life and your livelyhood in danger by letting you drive around with no insurance ON HIS CAR....HIS CAR, NOT YOURS.
2007-10-15 10:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by Doodlebug 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You were acting under good faith that you were insured. If you have an attorney, you can have your boss's payments to the insurance company summonsed-- you can prove to the court that you WERE on the insurance but that your boss took you off. If you don't have an attorney, you can request that the court subpoena this info for their prosecution of your boss. This will be the best way to keep you from getting a fine or points. It will probably ruin your relationship with your boss but you are already seeing what kind of guy he is, so it's probably time for a new job, anyway!
2007-10-15 10:09:18 · answer #6 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you were driving with his permission, but for your own purposes then the responsibility splits both ways. If however you were driving as a part of your job, ie at the direction of your employer then it's all his responsibility. Your defence is that you were insured and had no reason to suspect you had been removed from the list. Your employer is fully responsible. Drop him in it. If he turns nasty then the industrial tribunal will cut his nuts off for you. I would suggest you have a solicitor represent you, your boss should pay but get your own, don't use the one he uses. Do you have a union who might help?
2007-10-17 04:21:19 · answer #7 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to shatter your dreams dude - at the end of the day the court could do you over a good' un. It is ultimately your responsibility - they may take into account your situation and the fact that he did not put you back on the insurance - but don't count on it.
In the UK it is the drivers responsibility to make sure he is legal and that the vehicle is fit to drive - good job they didn't find the vehicle was shagged out or wasn't MOT'd.
2007-10-15 10:09:38 · answer #8 · answered by jamand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically you were driving without insurance, despite the impossibility of the situation. You, as the driver, are required to check that everything is in order before you drive. However, with your boss's confession to the police (I presume you know who the officer was he told it to) you stand a very good chance of an absolute discharge. Go and see a solicitor, he will know how to obtain the policeman's evidence.
2007-10-15 12:13:42 · answer #9 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the driver of the vehicle, it is your responsibility to see that you are covered by insurance, also that it is MOT compliant, tyres, lights, speed, exhaust, everything, the lot!. All that your boss can do is come to court and tell the bench the truth. If you go to court without either, him as a witness for you, or a letter from him explaining it all, you will be convicted and fined. You will be convicted anyway because that is the letter of the law but, if he attends and explains, it could reduce the points and even the fine. (I feel that he is honour bound to pay the fine anyway)
Don't let him flannel you. Good luck.
2007-10-15 10:23:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Peach
You are morally correct, but go to court with a solicitor, and clearly explain the situation with a written letter, signed, from you boss explaining his error, it will be placed before the Magistrate as mitigating evidence, whilst you may still be found guilty of the offence, as a driver you are responsible for the doc's and road worthiness (but you know that) you may avoid points, then you may have to go through the small claims court to recover your fine, its £65 to begin the process and its simple, but i suspect that you boss may just pay up.
Good luck, let us know what happens!...
hope this helps...
2007-10-16 03:55:48 · answer #11 · answered by Neurotic_Fish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋