Proper legal way of getting points off your license?
Discussion
I've got 3 points for a minor speeding incident, and it's making life supprisingly difficult.
My car insurance doubled, so I've had to drop down to TPFT, rather than funny comp.
I've been turned down for several jobs, and given my current situation, this is a big problem. (Note that I've offered to get my own business insurance and use my own car, if I can claim back mileage, which seems more than fair). There aren't many jobs around here, and many require a clean license (even those where no company vehicles are used, which is very odd)
Obviously the "my mate works at the DVLA and can delete the points if you send him £250" is not what I'm looking for. Is there a process by which I can have the points taken off, other than waiting it out?
Thanks
My car insurance doubled, so I've had to drop down to TPFT, rather than funny comp.
I've been turned down for several jobs, and given my current situation, this is a big problem. (Note that I've offered to get my own business insurance and use my own car, if I can claim back mileage, which seems more than fair). There aren't many jobs around here, and many require a clean license (even those where no company vehicles are used, which is very odd)
Obviously the "my mate works at the DVLA and can delete the points if you send him £250" is not what I'm looking for. Is there a process by which I can have the points taken off, other than waiting it out?
Thanks
LotsOfLaughs said:
I've got 3 points for a minor speeding incident, and it's making life supprisingly difficult.
My car insurance doubled, so I've had to drop down to TPFT, rather than funny comp.
I've been turned down for several jobs, and given my current situation, this is a big problem. (Note that I've offered to get my own business insurance and use my own car, if I can claim back mileage, which seems more than fair). There aren't many jobs around here, and many require a clean license (even those where no company vehicles are used, which is very odd)
Obviously the "my mate works at the DVLA and can delete the points if you send him £250" is not what I'm looking for. Is there a process by which I can have the points taken off, other than waiting it out?
Thanks
The short answer:My car insurance doubled, so I've had to drop down to TPFT, rather than funny comp.
I've been turned down for several jobs, and given my current situation, this is a big problem. (Note that I've offered to get my own business insurance and use my own car, if I can claim back mileage, which seems more than fair). There aren't many jobs around here, and many require a clean license (even those where no company vehicles are used, which is very odd)
Obviously the "my mate works at the DVLA and can delete the points if you send him £250" is not what I'm looking for. Is there a process by which I can have the points taken off, other than waiting it out?
Thanks
No.
The long answer:
Nooooooooo.
Very unusual for any Insurer to double the premium on renewal following a speed ticket unless it wasn’t the first one and / or you are very young and /or already had issues getting due to car choice / record etc.
As such did you shop around at renewal by just using comparison sites ?
May be worth speaking to a specialist broker.
Apologies if you have done so already and hope you are able to resolve.
As such did you shop around at renewal by just using comparison sites ?
May be worth speaking to a specialist broker.
Apologies if you have done so already and hope you are able to resolve.
LotsOfLaughs said:
I've got 3 points for a minor speeding incident, and it's making life supprisingly difficult.
My car insurance doubled, so I've had to drop down to TPFT, rather than funny comp.
I've been turned down for several jobs, and given my current situation, this is a big problem. (Note that I've offered to get my own business insurance and use my own car, if I can claim back mileage, which seems more than fair). There aren't many jobs around here, and many require a clean license (even those where no company vehicles are used, which is very odd)
Obviously the "my mate works at the DVLA and can delete the points if you send him £250" is not what I'm looking for. Is there a process by which I can have the points taken off, other than waiting it out?
Thanks
That's got to be a joke surely. My car insurance doubled, so I've had to drop down to TPFT, rather than funny comp.
I've been turned down for several jobs, and given my current situation, this is a big problem. (Note that I've offered to get my own business insurance and use my own car, if I can claim back mileage, which seems more than fair). There aren't many jobs around here, and many require a clean license (even those where no company vehicles are used, which is very odd)
Obviously the "my mate works at the DVLA and can delete the points if you send him £250" is not what I'm looking for. Is there a process by which I can have the points taken off, other than waiting it out?
Thanks
LotsOfLaughs said:
My car insurance doubled, so I've had to drop down to TPFT, rather than funny comp.
(Note that I've offered to get my own business insurance and use my own car, if I can claim back mileage, which seems more than fair)
So business insurance is affordable but SDP isn't?(Note that I've offered to get my own business insurance and use my own car, if I can claim back mileage, which seems more than fair)
Anyway, I would shop around... 3 points shouldn't make huge difference.
3 points really shouldn't be a big deal. By coincidence my wife and I have both received 3 points for speeding in the last year, after 20+ years of having a clean licence. I was still able to find insurance slightly cheaper than the previous year. Hired cars with no problem. It's had zero impact really.
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alscar said:
Very unusual for any Insurer to double the premium on renewal following a speed ticket unless it wasn t the first one and / or you are very young and /or already had issues getting due to car choice / record etc.
As such did you shop around at renewal by just using comparison sites ?
May be worth speaking to a specialist broker.
Apologies if you have done so already and hope you are able to resolve.
It was the first ticket I got points for, as have previously done the "course"As such did you shop around at renewal by just using comparison sites ?
May be worth speaking to a specialist broker.
Apologies if you have done so already and hope you are able to resolve.
I'm 22, nearly 23.
Car is the same as last year, and cost me a little over £500 a year to insure fully comp. Address is the same, mileage, employment status, etc etc all the same. The only thing which has changed at time of renewal is I've gone from being 21 to 22, for 4 years NCB to 5.
Ended up with Adrian Flux.
Caddyshack said:
How old are you and how long have you held a full licence?
22, held a full license since I was 17, no accidents or claims.jamesson said:
On what grounds would you be looking to have the points removed? 
On similar grounds to when people hoover up more than 12 points but keep their license because loosing it would cost them their job, etc.LotsOfLaughs said:
alscar said:
Very unusual for any Insurer to double the premium on renewal following a speed ticket unless it wasn t the first one and / or you are very young and /or already had issues getting due to car choice / record etc.
As such did you shop around at renewal by just using comparison sites ?
May be worth speaking to a specialist broker.
Apologies if you have done so already and hope you are able to resolve.
It was the first ticket I got points for, as have previously done the "course"As such did you shop around at renewal by just using comparison sites ?
May be worth speaking to a specialist broker.
Apologies if you have done so already and hope you are able to resolve.
I'm 22, nearly 23.
Car is the same as last year, and cost me a little over £500 a year to insure fully comp. Address is the same, mileage, employment status, etc etc all the same. The only thing which has changed at time of renewal is I've gone from being 21 to 22, for 4 years NCB to 5.
Ended up with Adrian Flux.
Caddyshack said:
How old are you and how long have you held a full licence?
22, held a full license since I was 17, no accidents or claims.jamesson said:
On what grounds would you be looking to have the points removed?
On similar grounds to when people hoover up more than 12 points but keep their license because loosing it would cost them their job, etc.You are misunderstanding.
LotsOfLaughs said:
jamesson said:
On what grounds would you be looking to have the points removed?
On similar grounds to when people hoover up more than 12 points but keep their license because loosing it would cost them their job, etc.As others have said, you have no recourse to those points being removed other than the passing of time.
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