62 in 30 letter 1 week before 6 months FML

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kiethton said:

Good luck anyway, had this myself in September, just read out my mitigation statement (hope you got some advice from AGT) and all went well, well as good as it could have done - 6 points for 105-110 on the M25

Thanks. Me and AGT exchanged a few emails. He helped me format the letter correctly, didn't edit the letter itself, so I assume it was decent enough and on topic for what the courts want.

I'll be heading into bexley magistrates now guys, I will update once out!

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14 day disqualification and £330 fine.

Trying to stay level headed and calm so I can think straight. I'm supposed to be back to work tomorrow.

I have two lieu days. A long weekend from Thursday to Monday. I need to somehow get 9 days covered at work.

I need even more luck now

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If I could work from home whilst driving a bus believe me I would lol


I'm about to make a call to the lady who deals with holidays and pay

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TooMany2cvs said:

Somehow, I suspect a bus driver's contract will definitely have something to say on the subject of loss of licence...

OP - you've got a fairly decent result from court. It could have been a lot worse. I take it the A2 camera didn't come to anything, or is that still hanging over you/was it part of this appearance? But you need to mitigate the damage, and you need to do it ASAP. As others have said, if you try and hide this, it WILL come out at some point in the future, and the fan WILL be hit very, very hard.

A2 average speed camera came to nothing.

The judge did not mention anything about points? What is the code for a 14 day disqualification? ( for insurance. Purposes)

Work did know. However the garage manager has not dealt with small short disqualificationstories only penalty points or long term bans. He seems confused.

Edited by IntriguedUser on Thursday 2nd March 11:33

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C70R said:

I cannot believe he wouldn't be obliged to inform them of legal proceeding that may affect his right to work. Feel like OP is doing the bare minimum here, and it's going to bite him in the arse.

Guys. I am not doing the bare minimum, work were informed and have been updated on yhe decision. As said in another post they haven't dealt much with short disqualificationand onlyou long term bans and point endorsements.

I have a meeting tomorrow at 10am so will update on what happens. Thanks for the support everyone.

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Sheepshanks said:

Yes - the "benefit" of a short ban is you don't have a load of points hanging over you for 3 years.

However be aware that insurance companies tend not to like bans.

On confused it doesn't give her option for 14 day ban. It says enter numbers of MONTHS. Odd

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1. It's hard to swap with other drivers as we're all on different rota lines and rest day patterns. A suggestion 6I thought of.

2. In a way I'm happy I don't have the points looming. But I'm still at square one as my job is still at stake.

3. Insuransee has gone up by around £100, but the biggest issue is they've removed the monthly option due to the ban. Meaning I'll have to fork out £1900 instead of £1000. Unless I can save that grand to pay it in a lump sumy by July. I should be able to but I've been saving up for a rainy day, never mind.

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AbzST64 said:

So what do they do if someone falls ill for 2 weeks or similar? There will be procedures to cover shifts, they can't just shrug their shoulders and go...oh this has never happened before...Cancel the No. 37 bus for 2 weeks till Bob's back!

Sorry I should have expanded lol

They have sub drivers for this exact reason, but the sub drivers are a bit hit and miss, they don't know all the routes.

Alternatively they advertise overtime, and try to cover it that way.

They'll find a way to cover it I'm sure, it's the short nature of it which they don't like.

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CoolCurly said:

just about to go through the same...........totally missed the 30mph limit and cruised through at 60. Total donut, very disapointed in myself. Road is wide open, was empty and I decided to cruise at 60 thinking that was the limit.

Make it even worse, I never saw the camera!!!

Expecting the worse. :-(

What a cock.

I know exactly how you feel right now. It will loom over you for a while like a dark cloud. In my case the letter didn't come in the post until 6 months after the offense.

Based on my situation, expect and plan for the worst. I convinced myself I was going to get 6 points so I didn't entertain the thought of a ban, until I got a shock today.

I wrote mitigation letter and sent it in, whether or not that helped, I couldn't tell you but it'seems something which could help so I'd do it.

Something I learned about mitigating circumstances is its not about you at all, it's about how a ban/points could effect negative my on others.

Anyway good luck

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croyde said:

I always thought it was 14 days and if no letter by then, you're OK.

I'd better start worrying.

That's only if you get caught by a speed camera, if you get stopped it's 6 months.

Interesting to note the officer told me I would receive something in the post within 5 weeks. Which in my case was completely unrealistic and have me the wrong expectation.

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Heading to work now. Hope all goes well. Will update when finished.

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Hi All,

I have been to work, sat down with the garage manager and regional manager. The conversation was quite casual and open. They have moved my June Annual Leave forward, so I have have two weeks off from yesterday and I get to keep my job.

Their biggest concern was whether or not I would have to re-take my test, a quick gov.co.uk confirmed I wouldn't, from that point they said they couldn't see a reason to not have me back driving once the ban is up.

Thanks to everyone who supported me and to those who berated me, thanks to AGT Law for helping me format my Mitigation letter and offering his services. Hopefully this thread provides useful for those in a similar predicament.

Thank all!

EDIT: For those interested in the vehicle I was driving: Toyota Corolla T Sport (192bhp of Toyota's finest)

Edited by IntriguedUser on Friday 3rd March 17:28

Edited by IntriguedUser on Friday 3rd March 17:33

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TooMany2cvs said:

You are a very, very lucky boy. You can breathe easy now...

Good luck with the sprog.

Thanks. I will need the luck, dealing with a Narcisticstic sociopath is draining, although that will be a topic for another thread as I need some advice/pointers.