update on 82 in a 50 - any idea what may have happened?

[bryan35]

Hello chaps,

Mate of mine caught doing 82 in 50. Temp motorway section, 4:30am.

Summoned to court. Clerk said didn't have to attent if pleading guilty in absence. Mitigating letter. Court was on Saturday just gone and he's heard nothing from them.

Any idea what may have happened?

[EU_Foreigner]

I assume he sent his license to the court prior, so he will get it back with some additional collector stamps on it ...

[joewilliams]

You'll get something back within a week or two. I believe you can ring the court if you really want to know

[bryan35]

how does this work if you've been banned though?

Be interesting to learn that you're banned for 2 weeks but find out 2 weeks later!

[joewilliams]

bryan35 said:

how does this work if you've been banned though?

Be interesting to learn that you're banned for 2 weeks but find out 2 weeks later!

I *think* that they won't ban you in your absence. If they want to ban him, he'll be requested to attend.

[SS2.]

bryan35 said:

how does this work if you've been banned though?

Be interesting to learn that you're banned for 2 weeks but find out 2 weeks later!

The defendant would ordinarily be instructed to attend for sentencing if the court was considering handing out a period of disqualification.

Why can't your friend call the court and find out what sentence was passed ?

[mrmr96]

SS2. said:

bryan35 said:

how does this work if you've been banned though?

Be interesting to learn that you're banned for 2 weeks but find out 2 weeks later!

The defendant would ordinarily be instructed to attend for sentencing if the court was considering handing out a period of disqualification.

Why can't your friend call the court and find out what sentence was passed ?

Correct. They cannot and will not ban you in your abscence. At 82 in 50 you're on the cusp of ban terreretory. Likely that the next correspondance will either be your licence back with 6 points on it and a bill for circa £300 fine, OR a summons for a different date upon which your mate will HAVE to attend (or else risk arrest) where he will be given the oppertunity to mitigate before the mag's ban (or consider banning) him.

Bottom line is that if you plead by post then they will call you into court if they are considering a ban as they cant ban you in your absence.

[Jasandjules]

Yep, if you are to be disqualified then they cannot permit you to not attend, the slip will say you must attend IIRC, but he can phone the court and ask what happened (he has a case ref I assume), suspect it will be a donation to the G Brown Guaranteed pensions fund.

[bryan35]

well, he's finally been in touch with the court, who say, (and she didn't have all the details on her screen apparently), that he's got points and a fine, but don't know how many or how big as yet.

No ban though!

[bryan35]

and, the result is........... in no particular order.................

210 quid fine, but no idea of points as the license isn't back yet.

not too bad I didn't think!

prob quite fair all in all.

[bryan35]

ah,
license back.

so, for 82 in a 50 temp motorway roadworks..............

210 quid fine, 6 points.