Banned for 12 month, looking for info

[zarjaz1991]

DUI? That's a US offence. Why the sudden tendency to call it that in the UK?
Are some people watching too many trashy US TV shows?

[agtlaw]

garyhun said:

Unless it's not your first offence,

I’ve not heard that one before.

[selym]

agtlaw said:

garyhun said:

Unless it's not your first offence,

I’ve not heard that one before.

Hang around here and you'll hear a lot of things you haven't heard before!

[PorkInsider]

zarjaz1991 said:

DUI? That's a US offence. Why the sudden tendency to call it that in the UK?
Are some people watching too many trashy US TV shows?

Definitely.

It's why they talk about license plates and 'swapping out' parts, too.

They also probably speak with an intonation that makes every statement sound like a question.

[PorkInsider]

selym said:

Hang around here and you'll hear a lot of things you haven't heard before!

[mygoldfishbowl]

PorkInsider said:

zarjaz1991 said:

DUI? That's a US offence. Why the sudden tendency to call it that in the UK?
Are some people watching too many trashy US TV shows?

Definitely.

It's why they talk about license plates and 'swapping out' parts, too.

They also probably speak with an intonation that makes every statement sound like a question.

And say "taken out" when they mean something entirely different.

[Osinjak]

PorkInsider said:

zarjaz1991 said:

DUI? That's a US offence. Why the sudden tendency to call it that in the UK?
Are some people watching too many trashy US TV shows?

Definitely.

It's why they talk about license plates and 'swapping out' parts, too.

They also probably speak with an intonation that makes every statement sound like a question.

Totalled and pissed, more creeping Americanisms. The weird thing is that it only seems to be PH where I read these teeth-grinding phrases.

[kiethton]

DUI is just an abbreviation of the British offence - Driving Under The Influence, to include other substances, not just drink...

[Cosworth4388]

kestral said:

Just to be clear you did not have to take your motorbike test again then? Just the extended test and then you got both car and Motorcycle full licences back?

Yes no motorbike retest although at the time everyone I asked was a bit unsure .
I was on a bike doing 90 in a 60 in 1995 and A police car saw me and turned round caught up with me and told me he was reporting me for dangerous driving .
Got the book thrown at me 120 hours community service too .

[4rephill]

Lewiebrow said:

Im a bad boy, i know, but please spare the lectures.

How many people actually resit the test after a ban? Mine is finished in 3 weeks and unclear if i get full licence. Charge sheet never said i did but not sure.

Thanks ????

Everybody ordered by the court to take a re-test after a ban, has to: "actually resit the test" if they want to continue driving legally - It's compulsory, not optional.

If the court doesn't order a re-test to be taken, then lo and behold, no re-test is required.

You really need to recheck all of your paperwork concerning your case, and/or contact the DVLA , to find out for sure, before you get behind the wheel and possibly find yourself in even more trouble!

[agtlaw]

4rephill said:

You really need to recheck all of your paperwork concerning your case, and/or contact the DVLA , to find out for sure, before you get behind the wheel and possibly find yourself in even more trouble!

The court has the definitive answer. Not DVLA. If in doubt then get the Memorandum of Conviction from the sentencing court.