driving wen 17

[thompson24]

hi there i was wondering if somebody could help me....... i turned 17 on the 24th february 2007.... 4 days after i thought it would be fun to nip round the corner in my brothers car! i know it was very very stupid but dident think nothing of it at the time..... the reason 4 this is because i was so exited to drive and had just got my provisional license! my driving was fine sed the copper but i dint have any lights on and got pulled! i am due up 2 go in court in 5 days and was wondering if anybody could give me some advice? and also what do you think will happen 2 me many thanks dion.

[Buenchico]

In court just dress smartly, be polite to the magistrates, plead guilty and look ashamed of yourself. (If you've not got a solicitor, it might be worth asking to speak to the duty solicitor when you arrive at court. He/she might be able to offer further advice).

You've not stated what you've been charged with. Fairly obviously, it will include 'driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence'. That carries 3 to 6 points on your licence. Fines are determined, in part, by your income but I'd guess at around �300 (plus, perhaps, about �30 costs)

If the police and CPS have bothered to charge you for driving without lights, that could add a further 3 points but probably wouldn't involve a further fine.

When you pass your test, and get your full licence, you'll have to drive extra carefully for the first two years. If you commit a motoring offence, during that period, which brings your points total to 6 or more, your licence will automatically be revoked. For most new drivers, that would mean that they'd lose their licence after two speeding offences. In your case (because you'll already have points on your licence), a single speeding offence would be sufficient to see your licence revoked.

Penalty points remain valid, for totting up purposes, for 3 years but they can't be removed from your licence for 4 years. (There are certain offences for which points remain on a licence for longer but they're not relevant here).

When you get your own car, your insurance will increase because of your conviction. For an experienced motorist, 3 (or even 6) points might add very little to their premium. However, you might find that you'll be paying considerably more. (For example, most 17-year-old new drivers are quoted around �2000 per year for a car in a low insurance group. Your quotes might be in the range �2500 to �3000).

Chris

[NORMANTHEDOG]

chris,you forgot to tell them about the no insurance bit,and driving unaccompanied,and driving with no l plates,you make your post sound as if its ok to do this sort of thing,get in the real world chris and stop being so bloody pc all the time.

[flip_flop]

Proof, if ever proof were needed, that 17 is simply too young to allow children to drive.

"Didn't think nothing of it at the time" Children at 17 do not have the maturity to consider cause and effect and most certainly do not have the maturity to be in possesion of a motor car.

People, especially young men, should not be allowed behind the wheel of a car until they are at least 21.

[tigwig]

I totally agree flip flop if the driving age was raised to 21 there would be far less casualties on our roads especially from young males

[Panic Button]

Oh come on you lot, you don't believe this crap do you?

Don't you recognise the style of writing, the small i's etc etc!

We've seen it all before.

[johnny37]

And the spelling. This website is a brilliant idea but it is in danger of being hijacked by teenage idiots who find it funny to plant questions like this to see what reaction they get (and not only the motoring section). Call me an old f**t if you like but this type of question is seen so many times I think the moderator should find a way of filtering them. Could the regulars make an agreement not to answer them?