i'm facing prosecution

[CG_SAXO]

For driving my vehicle while prohibited under a vosa notice handed to me by the traffic police in june, they stopped me because my brake lights remained on perminently but when i got home i fiddled with the bulbs & it turned out i'd put one of the bulbs in the wrong place!

I was told to get a new MOT which i thought was abit extreme considering id solved the problem, went to them about it & said there's nothing they can do.

So i decided to just risk it & drive the car, ive since had it re MOT'd & requsted the prohibition removed unfortunately for me they noticed the milage difference which was about 3,000 more & have said they will be taking me to court which is fair enough.

Just wanted to know if anyone has been prosecuted for the same offence & what the penalty is?

The officer did say it will include a fine.

This is my first offence by the way.

thanks

[Paul]

More Fool You.

For the sake of 50 quid,...

[doely_gti]

say you changed clocks? as your speedo wasnt working or something

[CG_SAXO]

very helpful thanks!

im not saying what i did was right

i didnt have a job at the time & owed money in more importaint places for thats why i coudlent get it done, i also needed my car for finding work

[Paul]

Ok fair enough, unlucky then mate.

[Barry123]

UL....

[harding1985]

Yeah you could throw the getting the clock's changed because the speedo stopped working. :) What cna they do, just get some1 to do you a receipt

[Raz]

not unlucky in my opinion, deserved it really. sorry dude.

havent really been to a prosecution, and dont know the fine either

[Danhunt]

say they obviously forgot what milage it was
and ask for proof





as if thats gonna work haha

[Scattle]

Hope it gets sorted mate, not sure on that one.

[frankie]

could say that the mileage was done on private property.

[Rob85]

Sounds a bit harsh for a first offence, you must have got a bastard of a copper lol.

What ever happened to, "Go home and get it sorted. If I see it happening again, I'll do you for it"

Unlucky, hope you dont get too fined bud.

[frankie]

SW cops are very strict imo.

[Rob85]

Ah well Im in NW, I dont know many people who have been prosecuted for anything to do with their cars, just speeding tickets mainly lol. Although the Traffice Police have been around rather alot recently....

[Paul]

Rob they cracking down on boyracers in our area mate

Well they were a few weeks ago, i made a thread warning people. Seems like they've gone back to eating their donuts now though..

[saxowebby]

you can still drive it, youve got 7 days to get it sorted out. just say you did 3000 miles in the seven days travelling around the uk, to specialists to get it repaired

[cal6020]

tell em to duck off and catch sum real criminals
law system in this country sux eggs

hope it goes well

[potatopete]

you can still drive it, youve got 7 days to get it sorted out. just say you did 3000 miles in the seven days travelling around the uk, to specialists to get it repaired


Surely the police meant not to drive til it was sorted?
I've heard somewhere that the police can revoke an MoT anytime if they're not happy about something on the car.

[reeceyboyvtr]

i would say that it wasnt you driving the car. just denie everything you can

[saxowebby]

just sya they red the milage wrong, whats your clock say now

[cal6020]

just ditch ur car and say "wat saxo??" lol

[VTR_Nick]

i wouldn't just tell the truth else you could land yourself in even more shit

[vidal]

Spectacular advice from the last few posters.

VOSA have given the OP a rectification notice. The OP chose to ignore the terms of that notice. (I do note that he had rectified the original fault, but that is not the point.)

The OP is now facing prosecution, why not compound it by perjury and possible use of a false instrument.

My advice? you've admitted you know you are in the wrong, explain all the circumstances and hope the beak got his end wet the night before.

V.

[The_STIG]

bad luck m8 bin in similar situation totally understand what u mean hopefully it wont be endorsable good luck buddy :y:

[doely_gti]

30 miles maybe, 300 is a stretch, 3000 is going to be alot of explaining to do, pergury would be only option in my eyes, could spell a whole lot of trouble otherwise!!

[Saxo_Steve]

Best to tell the truth and let them know you were in the wrong, at least then they'll see your being honest and may come down lightly on you. Try to get out of it by lying and they'll screw you as hard as they can in my opinion.

[Leo]

.............

So i decided to just risk it & drive the car

[saxo1510]

tut tut

[saxowebby]

tit tit

[Modified]

unlucky mate, cross ya fingers :)

[mardon]

There really are some saintly heroes on here lol :P

Hope they dont come down to heavy on you mate. What a pain. Wouldn't lie to them. Just go in be polite, honest and hope there in a good mood.

[frankie]

got it:

you used it as a track car, done sevral 24hr indurance races.

sorted.

[vidal]

got it:

you used it as a track car, done sevral 24hr indurance races.

sorted.

And if they ask for proof? Entrance forms, dates, organisers? The real key, when you are in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop digging.

V.

[stendog]

You can try and lie your way out of it, but then you have to face the consequences if they find out you are liein. Or go in be honest and say yer it was stupid and i deserve what i get and hope they go easy on you.

[Roxy_DazVTR]

one of my mates had a similar problem, his car was to low, to loud, side light out and so needed it corrected, got cought a few days later with the side light still out and no change. I think he ended up with 3 points and a fine, cant remember how much tho mate! Sorry, sounds pritty unlucky tho! Whatever you do, dont denie it, they find out and u'll come worst off!

[KamRacing]

Stand up. Tell the truth, take the consequences of your actions and learn from it. People will respect you more for that than trying to wriggle out of it..

[Payney]

Lies get you no-where, may aswell just tell the truth, you'll end up being in the same place anyway.

And, Vidal is my idol tbh.

[frankie]

Stand up. Tell the truth, take the consequences of your actions and learn from it. People will respect you more for that than trying to wriggle out of it..

has a good point, the only option imo.

[R4T]

good thread,sum dude around here did this was 1400 miles he got way with it by telling them the car was on private land,if you know some1 with private land get them in on it and you will definately get away with it,you could be looking at up to 6points on your license fuck that

[lyndon]

You actually just said, 'I decided to risk it and drive it'

You arse..

Your fault mate.