There have been theories about loopholes in the law for years. People hear things about if this isnt checked or if the police forget to do this then they cant arrest you and most of the time, these things just arent true.
Probably the most common way out people think that they have is when a police officer makes a mistake on a traffic offence ticket, e.g. speeding, red traffic light offences etc. and most of the time, you simply wont have an argument.
This is because the ticket that he gives to you is not official evidence, it is just a brief overview of the offence and if you question the validity of the ticket due to an error, then all that will happen is that a court summons will be sent to you and the officer will have to draw up an official statement which he is not likely to make any errors on.
The only way that a mistake on the ticket might help you is if you take issue with the actual offence, i.e. you dont believe you went over the speed limit or ran a red light or whatever theyre accusing you of. If the officer has made a mistake on the ticket then you could bring this to light to discredit the rest of his evidence by implying that his approach to this offence is sloppy.
If however the only defence you have is that the officer made a mistake on the ticket, then this doesnt really warrant any kind of defence and you will probably be charged.
Human rights violations are something else that people try to cling to when accused of traffic offences. The usual argument is that because they are the registered keeper of the vehicle that they are not obliged to tell the police who was driving at the time in question because of their human rights.
This is simply not true, there has been an amendment to international human rights in this regard meaning that this information has to be provided at the request of the police or you will be liable for a hefty fine and six points on your licence as they claim that the compromise in human rights is proportionate to the need for road safety.
Another very common mistake that drivers make is that when they buy a new car, they are covered from the insurance on their old vehicle to drive any car owned by someone else with their permission, and as they havent made themselves the registered keeper of the vehicle yet, therefore it still officially belongs to someone else, therefore they are insured.
This is of course, untrue. If you have paid money for the vehicle, then it is yours in the eyes of a court, which means you would not be covered on the insurance that allows you to drive other peoples cars, so you would have to transfer the insurance over to be able to drive the new car legally.
Probably the most common way out people think that they have is when a police officer makes a mistake on a traffic offence ticket, e.g. speeding, red traffic light offences etc. and most of the time, you simply wont have an argument.
This is because the ticket that he gives to you is not official evidence, it is just a brief overview of the offence and if you question the validity of the ticket due to an error, then all that will happen is that a court summons will be sent to you and the officer will have to draw up an official statement which he is not likely to make any errors on.
The only way that a mistake on the ticket might help you is if you take issue with the actual offence, i.e. you dont believe you went over the speed limit or ran a red light or whatever theyre accusing you of. If the officer has made a mistake on the ticket then you could bring this to light to discredit the rest of his evidence by implying that his approach to this offence is sloppy.
If however the only defence you have is that the officer made a mistake on the ticket, then this doesnt really warrant any kind of defence and you will probably be charged.
Human rights violations are something else that people try to cling to when accused of traffic offences. The usual argument is that because they are the registered keeper of the vehicle that they are not obliged to tell the police who was driving at the time in question because of their human rights.
This is simply not true, there has been an amendment to international human rights in this regard meaning that this information has to be provided at the request of the police or you will be liable for a hefty fine and six points on your licence as they claim that the compromise in human rights is proportionate to the need for road safety.
Another very common mistake that drivers make is that when they buy a new car, they are covered from the insurance on their old vehicle to drive any car owned by someone else with their permission, and as they havent made themselves the registered keeper of the vehicle yet, therefore it still officially belongs to someone else, therefore they are insured.
This is of course, untrue. If you have paid money for the vehicle, then it is yours in the eyes of a court, which means you would not be covered on the insurance that allows you to drive other peoples cars, so you would have to transfer the insurance over to be able to drive the new car legally.
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