Careless Driving court summons arrived today, any help, suggestions

[MrB1984]

I had a crash back in March 08, i went round a corner and lost control and passenger side ended up hitting head on, on coming traffic, the passenger broke their hip, as the impact was on the passenger door... A month or so later lost my job, and was un employed for 5mnths, i last week started a new job, with company van, so they have seen my licence, it has ts10 in 04, sp30 05 and another sp30 dec 06.....
Today i have walked into a court summons letter for careless driving (court date of 17th Feb), i will plead guilty i think, by post, but am very worried as to the punishment i will receive, i really cant loose my licence, it will honestly ruin me, and as for the fine, where ive just started work im still a week in hand, so wont see money for another week.
What is the likely punishment, im worried anymore points, and my work will just get rid of me, a ban will make it impossible to travel, as im a mobile electrician.. This could not of come at a worser time! Can anyone help!

[Ethel]

The maximum penalties following a conviction for careless driving are a fine, obligatory penalty points of between 3 � 9 and the court has a power to disqualify at it�s discretion.

[Barmaid]

What is the actual date on the summons and the actual date of the accident?

[MrB1984]

I had the accudent on 28th march 08, court summons is 17th feb 09...

[Toureman]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Questi on695317.html

[denis567]

My wife had a similar careless driving summons a few years ago. The police offered her a driver rehabitation course in place of a court appearance. For personal reasons she decided to opt for the court appearance and received a �60 fine and 3 points on her licence. If she had gone for the police rehabitation course it would have cost �200

[Barmaid]

No, I mean the date on the summons (not the date that you must appear in Court). What is the date at the top?

New Judge has answered this anyway on your other thread - they should have issued the summons by 28 September to be able to prosecute.

[MrB1984]

I have no date on the summons. It does say date of information which is 7/11/08, and then it goes into saying, On the 28/5/08 at ........... drove a mechanically............ namely ...... Is that the date you mean!

[MrB1984]

Oh, and the date the letter was made is 9/1/09... Does this mean they have not done it in the timescale!

[MrB1984]

Just realised i wrote march instead of may.... So its been within the 6mnts

[ebuzz1964]

ETHEL take it ur police