Falling asleep at the wheel

Q I read recently of a motorist falling asleep at the wheel and being convicted of dangerous driving. I thought that dangerous driving was for really bad driving, like racing and being reckless about endangering life. I thought that the motorist in question might be convicted of careless driving, but not dangerous driving. Was this right? […]

Legal i – Speeding and technical defences

QUESTION Can speed camera evidence be challenged, if, for example, the camera might not have been working or operated properly? Are there any other technical defences to speeding charges? ANSWER Speeding offences are created by legislation, so they are themselves technical offences and therefore if the technical requirements of proving the offence have not been […]

Legal i -Permitting driving without insurance

QUESTION I lent my friend my car to drive and thought he was insured under his own policy, but it turns out that he wasn’t. He got stopped by the Police and told them that he had the car with my consent, and now they are prosecuting him for driving with no insurance, and me […]

Legal i – Identification of driver

QUESTION I passed my driving test on 1st December 2012, and on 5th June 2013 my licence was endorsed with three penalty points for speeding. I now face another three points, also for speeding on 27th November 2014, for which I have received a fixed penalty notice. I thought I was safe from a ‘totting […]

Legal i

QUESTION I had a tyre blow-out on a main road, meaning that I hit three bollards in the centre of the road. Do I have to report the accident, even though no-one was hurt? ANSWER If the bollards were damaged, yes. The law requires a driver to stop his vehicle if an accident occurs owing […]

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