...I plan on claiming that I had no knowledge of the fact that I was driving my car without insurance and, athough I was essentially ignorant of the law, I was acting in good faith and I did not plan on breaking the law. And furthermore I'll appoint a committee to look at the problem. Do you think that'll hold up in court?
2007-11-27 02:35:56 · 30 answers · asked by slıɐuǝoʇ 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Thank God a couple of people actually got this question...
2007-11-27 03:48:35 · update #1
If you're a Labour cabinet minister or party donor you may just get away with it.
2007-11-27 02:38:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Oh hell naw!
As another contributor has written, ignorance is not an excuse.
You can use the old "I didn't plan to break the law" excuse, which won't work. The logic is ... you got in the car, which you thought about consciously (planned). You turned the key (planned). You stepped on the accelerator (planned). The car moved. Your volitional (voluntary) acts moved the car. Moving the car without the insurance was illegal, whether you claim knowledge of such a law or not. You DID "plan", and your actions broke the the law, so yes, you DID plan to break the law.
2007-11-27 02:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by Shell Answer Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are few things which make magistrates angrier than to encounter someone like you, wantonly driving without insurance. The only time they feel any sympathy is when an employed driver has been assured by his employer that he is covered by insurance and it turns out to be a lie, but that only mitigates the offence. They're going to see right through your attempts to bluff them, having heard it all before. And if you try to play games with them, they're likely to come down harder on you than otherwise. It was your duty to make sure that you were covered and what a committee has to do with it I, for one, can't see (and neither, I suspect, will they). Plead guilty, take your points (or disqualification) and a helfty fine plus costs.
2007-11-27 03:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since you plan on LYING in court--no, it won't work. But--(and i don't know your location), in TN--if they stop you for not having insurance and write you a ticket, all you have to do is have you insurance by the time you go to court and the judge will drop the ticket. You really need to have insurance if you are going to drive. i know you think nothing will happen, but one of my good friends drove 4 blocks without insurance-took her eyes off the road for a second and hit another car very badly. She didn't have insurance so...#1-ticket, #2-sued for everything she had--lost her house, lost her car--lost everything because she didn't do what was REQUIRED BY LAW. Insurance is really not that expensive--if you want to drive, you have to be responsible.
2007-11-27 02:46:12 · answer #4 · answered by s and d e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely you are joking. Who do you think you are? A government department about to learn lessons? It would be a new departure if they accepted that ignorance of the law was an excuse. Only Labour Party Ministers can make that excuse and have it accepted. I surprised you did not know
2007-11-27 02:53:42 · answer #5 · answered by Scouse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh dear,
You Have commited 2 crimes here
1) Being a car drive.
2) Being a white car driver.
(how do i know your white, well because you said you decided, if you had not been white you would have just don it, plus you would have not been stopped)
You best pack a big bag as you are going away.
for what you have done you are looking at least 6months, the first 3 in New Zeland, and the next 3, in Florada, no expense spaird, and all inclusive.
Hope this teaches you a lesson.
Can i be on your committee
2007-11-27 02:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by yoda1canobe 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is an offence to use a motor vehicle on a road with no insurance. You will face prosecution. There are a range of penalties, a substantial fine and points and even disqualification.
The police have powers to seize and, in appropriate cases, destroy vehicles that are being driven un-insured.
2007-11-27 02:44:51 · answer #7 · answered by Leo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it won't hold up in court, and your license will be suspended for 90 days or more depending on what state you live in.
Get an attorney who specializes in traffic defense, because that will bode better than going in and claiming ignorance.
2007-11-27 02:44:51 · answer #8 · answered by dinky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. ignorance is no excuse with the law.
however if you get insurance and bring proof that you corrected the problem, then you will have a significantly smaller fee.
2007-11-27 02:45:49 · answer #9 · answered by baby G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, Ignorance is no defence in the law, as my Law lecturer constantly stated.. It will never stand, unfortunately. You're just going to have to deal with the consequences...
2007-11-27 02:40:01 · answer #10 · answered by elin j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. The law is too harsh when it comes to these matters. Yet they seem to be quite leniant with more serious ones.
Oh, and also - pleading ignorance is a poor defence.
2007-11-27 02:48:21 · answer #11 · answered by cosmicmoon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋