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Revoked licence driver caught speeding: what is the likely penalty?
I was caught speeding in a 30 MPH zone doing 57 MPH, I gave my brother details as he was legal to drive the car and I had my license revoked for careless driving in October 2005 because I received 6 points within 2 years of holding a licence. I applied for my licence again in November 2006 and I'm still waiting to hear from DVLA so it has taken so far about 6 months for a decision for a licence to be issued because of medical enquiries, so I decided to drive my brothers car and was caught speeding. A day later I confessed in the police station about driving without a licence and giving a false name to the traffic officer. I am still waiting to hear from the police regarding the matter. I was wondering if you know what sort of charges I could be facing and what penalties I could get, and some advice to lighten the sentence. I really need a licence back because my disability affects my walking and I cant even walk to the shop without stumbling, however it does not affect my driving at all in my opinion, and if I receive a long term ban then my life is pretty much over as driving means absolutely everything to me. Well thanks for listening and if you have any advice then please get back to me thank you so much, look forward to hearing from you soon.
You are not banned so the likely offence is an LC20, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence which brings 3-6 points. It is possible that other charges could be laid for giving the false name. You are also likely to get 6 points for the speeding offence and as you could not have been insured you may get 6-8 points if they choose to bring forward an insurance offence.
You have obviously not helped your case for having your licence returned, especially considering the speed at which you were travelling, but you should make clear your particular circumstances to the magistrates at the same time as showing contrition when the case comes to court.
The standard driver awareness and speed awareness courses will not lessen your sentence but you should consider doing one on your own account as a method of proving your ability to drive safely. You should not feel downtrodden whatever the circumstances resulting from your driving offences and even if it may be longer than you had hoped before you again prove your ability to drive on the road, why not think about karting or other forms of track driving in the interim which do not require a licence for you to drive.
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