Driver Improvement Course

[Bazile]

What's the minimum period of time that has to elapse between the dates of two instances of speeding , before you can be offered a driver improvement course again for the second speeding offence ?.

Is the period measured from the date of offence or date of course ?

If you can't remember , how can you find out what the dates of the first offence and course was ?

[ubasses]

a person may be eligible for a driver retraining scheme course if:

1) There is a realistic prospect of conviction for the offence (i.e. there is evidence that an offence has been committed;
2) The driver has not attended on a similar NDORS course within 3 years of the offence;
Taken from this site
http://www.motordefencelawyers.co.uk/motoring-offences/speed-awareness-driver-improvement-courses/

[New Judge]

It's called a Speed Awareness Course and it's three years from offence to offence. They are usually offered for speeds up to (Limit +10% +9mph).

A check of your driving record here may show the offence dates for courses taken but I'm not sure:

https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence

If not, if you have committed a speeding offence you will soon find out if you are eligible or not. You won't be offered one if you are not.

[THECORBYLOON]

There appears to be a disagreement on when the three-year period runs with some Forces' sites saying, "you haven't attended a Speed Awareness course within the last three years" and others saying, "You have not attended a speed awareness course within the 3 years prior to the current offence."

[New Judge]

It is definitely the date of offences that count, Corby. This is to avoid the effects of any delays in dealing with the offence (caused either by the authorities or the driver).

That said, there is no right to a course nor any obligation to offer one. There is no right of appeal if one is not offered. The decision to offer one or not is entirely at the discretion of the prosecuting authority.

[Bazile]

thanks all

[THECORBYLOON]

NJ from the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership,

"If I’m recorded driving over the speed limit again will I be able to go on another course?

Drivers are only able to attend a speed awareness course once every three years. If you are recorded speeding again you will only be eligible to attend a further course if more than three years has elapsed since the date of your previous course."

No mention of the date of the offence.

[wiltsman]

http://www.i-database.co.uk/index1.php

This site can be useful if you think you may have accidentally strayed over the limit, but don't want to wait for any possible official paperwork to come from the courts.

[Hopkirk]

Thanks Wiltsman.

Very useful, I hope others check their vehicles as well.

[wiltsman]

Hopkirk - You're welcome, glad to help/

[Quizproquo]

26 years driving and never had a point :)

[EDDIE51]

Wiltsman , Wow, every car I have ever driven has been caught and all on the same day and the same place! Including one that was scrapped 35 years ago!
Reg No 'PC 999' was caught doing 62 in a 50 limit!

[wiltsman]

EDDIE51 - Ah, there's always a few gremlins to be sorted out with such a highly technical program ... lol.

[EDDIE51]

The first time I saw that it came up with a location I really had been at around the time it said. I was really worried.

[wiltsman]

Apologies Bazile for hi-jacking your thread. In my defence nearly seven hours had elapsed from your original posting before I made my entry.

[CrapAtCryptics]

I checked my reg and it said I was spedding at home when i was in Hong Kong at the time - better keep my travel papers.