My friend naively displayed an in-date tax disc from her old car temporarily whilst her new license was obtained. She was charged and pleaded guilty in a magistrate's court. She was given a conditional discharge because the court accepted that there was no intention to defraud. She apparently now has a criminal record and lost her job. But she can't remember exactly what she was charged with. She's sure "fraud" appeared somewhere in the charge. What exactly would she have been charged with and would this normally lead to a criminal record? Thanks!
2007-12-26 21:59:47 · 4 answers · asked by RGrahamUK 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I'm looking for the exact Statute under which she was prosecuted. "Fraud" and "Forgery" are layman's terms, not statutes.
2007-12-26 22:33:38 · update #1
FRAUD AND FORGERY
2007-12-26 22:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by dashriprockrock 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend would have been charged with fraudulent use of a Vehicle Excise Licence under Part III Sec 44 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994. This would mean she now has a criminal record.
2007-12-27 06:53:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a fraud. She tried to pass one vehichle off as if it were a different one....for insurance, or taxes, or whatever. The details will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, so check the public record where she was charged, and learn all from the court records.
2007-12-27 08:20:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't imagine that is fraud and constitutes a criminal record.
In US this would be "Improper Registration", unless the disc was "stolen" from another entity.
Wow!
2007-12-27 06:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋