{"id":2498,"date":"2015-12-14T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:20:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:20:31","slug":"can-you-ask-someone-else-to-take-your-speeding-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/can-you-ask-someone-else-to-take-your-speeding-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you ask someone else to take your speeding points?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a learner and get a speeding ticket you have the option to take a\u00a0\u00a3110 driver awareness course instead of taking the penalty points and paying a fine. But let&#8217;s say you have a full licence and you&#8217;ve already got 9 points on it, then you get another ticket which puts you at 12 points. That would mean that you would lose your licence for 6 months and not be able to drive &#8211; quite an inconvenience, especially if you live in a rural area with minimal public transport.<\/p>\n<p>You could ask someone with an unblemished driving record to take your points on your behalf. What would be the outcome? Technically you have committed a crime for which you could go to prison: you have perverted the course of justice.<\/p>\n<p>Some estimates say that 300,000 people have done this in the UK. However, it carries a risk as police can\u00a0look at the photo to see who was driving the vehicle and whether it matches your profile. You could end up with 125 hours community service and a fine like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-1390586\/Would-ask-loved-speeding-points-I-did-I-live-consequences.html\" target=\"_blank\">this woman<\/a>, 8 months in jail like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk\/2013\/mar\/11\/chris-huhne-vicky-pryce\" target=\"_blank\">former energy secretary Chris Huhne<\/a>, or seven years in jail like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-17365818\" target=\"_blank\">this guy<\/a> who helped around 700 people dodge fines by allocating them to fictitious people or prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Four\u00a0techniques people use to avoid speeding points<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Motorists fill in the forms themselves claiming that someone else was driving their car, e.g. a relative<\/li>\n<li>Motorists pay a criminal to put their name on it &#8211; in most cases these are people already in jail therefore three points on their licence doesn&#8217;t make any difference to them<\/li>\n<li>Details are used of someone living abroad in the hope police won&#8217;t check up on them<\/li>\n<li>The motorist uses a stalling technique to try to exceed the 6-month limit police have to investigate and prosecute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, police are well aware of these scenarios.<\/p>\n<h2>How do you avoid a ban if you already have 9 points and receive another speeding ticket?<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible to avoid a driving ban if you will suffer &#8216;exceptional hardship&#8217;. Exceptional hardship is, for example, if you will lose your income if you cannot drive. You will need a solicitor to represent you in court, and you will need to collect evidence such as a copy of the photographic evidence from the camera, plus evidence that the loss of licence will unduly disadvantage you or closely related third parties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a learner and get a speeding ticket you have the option to take a\u00a0\u00a3110 driver awareness course instead of taking the penalty points and paying a fine. 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