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Son of Captain A
post Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 18:36
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Hi all,

Hoping for a bit of advice on the following please!

Bit of an odd one here.

I paid for our fully comp insurance on our car at time of purchase - full annual policy.

My girlfriend was stopped last week and was cautioned by a police officer for driving without insurance. We were both hugely surprised - it transpired insurance co had tried to charge the wrong bank card (the one I initially bought the policy with) even though I had used a different card to pay for it on the call. They are checking the phone call and contacting me tomorrow (9.7) with further info. They had cancelled the policy - my partner had missed the letter assuming it was marketing stuff. This is totally our fault obviously on the letter front.

Police officer very sympathetic at time of stop (maybe two pretty girls driving had something to do with it!).

He took a statement and as mentioned cautioned her. He said that she might get a NIP in the post but sometimes these never get issued. She got temp cover via a phone call (they said she didn't need to declare the points with this, am guessing as she hasn't plead not/guilty yet) but they didn't require any proof of this cover.

My questions:

Should she have been given a FPN at the time with a ticket number etc?
Should the officer have taken her licence away to add the points to it?

Thanks for the advice. All seems a bit odd as she was not given ANYTHING by the officer - no paperwork at all.

Cheers,

Will

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post Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 18:54
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QUOTE (Son of Captain A @ Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 19:36) *
My questions:

Should she have been given a FPN at the time with a ticket number etc?
Should the officer have taken her licence away to add the points to it?


No. No.


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All seems a bit odd as she was not given ANYTHING by the officer - no paperwork at all.


Most, if not all, forces now operate a centralised system - instead of the occifer deciding whether to deal with an alleged offender by reporting them for consideration of prosecution, issuing an FPN or just giving them a bollocking, a Traffic Offence Report is submitted and someone in an office somewhere makes the decision. The alleged offender is usually given a copy of the TOR, although there is no legal requirement to do so.


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post Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 20:11
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Given that they normally seize cars for no insurance, and normally she would be given a copy of the TOR, it sounds like it was just a warning. Possibly a combination of being pretty and him calling the insurance company and them confirming the failed payment, as opposed to no policy at all.#

As has been said the confirmation will be if you receive nothing further through the post from the police. If the insurance company concede it was their error they may well retrospectively cover anyway, which is a certain defence.

Being pretty can get you a long way. I had an attractive friend who used to hare along the motorways (at 1xxmph speeds). She used to wear nothing under her leathers, and tactically unzip her top if stopped. Apparently the police were very understanding.
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post Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 20:21
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QUOTE (notmeatloaf @ Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 21:11) *
"She used to wear nothing under her leathers, and tactically unzip her top if stopped. Apparently the police were very understanding.

Gonna try this next I'm out on my bike lol

Thanks for the insight. I'll keep you posted - it should be 14 days right? Or is it up to 6months?



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post Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 20:46
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Give it a try. I would but I suspect it would antagonise them and I'd get a bit of pepper spray for my trouble.

There is no requirement for it to be within 14 days if your partner was warned she could be reported for prosecution at the time. That is difficult to confirm second hand but likely so as your partner has gathered the no insurance aspect. Either way the police seem to tend to send it within fourteen days regardless.

If you wanted to you could chase it. Or just not poke the hornet's nest.

Either way with the insurance company if they confirm it is their error it is very important to push for retrospective cover. Even if not push for it as a gesture of goodwill. That is your insurance policy (pardon the pun) against an expensive six points conviction.

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post Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 21:04
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QUOTE (notmeatloaf @ Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 21:46) *
There is no requirement for it to be within 14 days if your partner was warned she could be reported for prosecution at the time. That is difficult to confirm second hand but likely so as your partner has gathered the no insurance aspect. Either way the police seem to tend to send it within fourteen days regardless.

There is no requirement under s 1 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 in respect of an insurance offence, so no 14 day time limit at all. The lack of a seizure may be because cover was obtained immediately over the phone and as such the officer considered seizure to be disproportionate.


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post Mon, 9 Jul 2018 - 09:25
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QUOTE (southpaw82 @ Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 22:04) *
QUOTE (notmeatloaf @ Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 21:46) *
There is no requirement for it to be within 14 days if your partner was warned she could be reported for prosecution at the time. That is difficult to confirm second hand but likely so as your partner has gathered the no insurance aspect. Either way the police seem to tend to send it within fourteen days regardless.

There is no requirement under s 1 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 in respect of an insurance offence, so no 14 day time limit at all. The lack of a seizure may be because cover was obtained immediately over the phone and as such the officer considered seizure to be disproportionate.


Discretion, may also extend to accepting this was an honest mistake and not taking things any further regarding the no insurance.

(Stranger things have happened!)


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post Mon, 9 Jul 2018 - 14:18
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I had a long chat with our insurance company who ended up saying they would reinstate the policy from today with a letter of indemnity covering us from the point of cancellation to now so I think we're in the clear.

Could anyone advise on next steps with the police if we get a letter/NIP? Should I do anything in advance of this?

Thanks,

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post Mon, 9 Jul 2018 - 15:00
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Until you have contact details for the person dealing with it, not much you can do, but when you get that information send them a copy (COPY) with a simple explanation that payment was attempted and the insurance company has accepted it was there failing and that the driver was in fact insured at the material time.

As a aside its good to see an insurance company correcting a mistake readily and not putting the customer through the ringer.


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Just a quick one - nothing received so far. If nothing (no NIP) is received within 14 (working?) days, is that the end of it?

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As above, a few times, No.


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post Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 09:23
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QUOTE (Son of Captain A @ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 09:17) *
Just a quick one - nothing received so far. If nothing (no NIP) is received within 14 (working?) days, is that the end of it?

Thanks


No, and there is no need for her to be sent a NIP. She may be sent a COFP, or a court summons/requisition. The only deadline is six months to initiate the latter.
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post Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 09:24
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QUOTE (666 @ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 10:23) *
QUOTE (Son of Captain A @ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 09:17) *
Just a quick one - nothing received so far. If nothing (no NIP) is received within 14 (working?) days, is that the end of it?

Thanks


No, and there is no need for her to be sent a NIP. She may be sent a COFP, or a court summons/requisition. The only deadline is six months to initiate the latter.


So it's just a case of sit and wait for six months? We have no FPN/Ticket number etc.


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post Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 09:56
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Unless you have a point of contact the it may be difficult.

They may initiate a prosecution but your defence will be (if it goes that far) that you can prove you had insurance cover at the material time - I'd ensure you have written evidence from the insurer if you don't already...


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post Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 12:40
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The below is what they have written to us - this ok?

"To whom it may concern:

We understand a query has arisen regarding the motor insurance arrangements of XXXXXX, whilst driving vehicle registration XXXXXX, on the XX/XX/XX.

We are not able to issue a replacement Certificate of Motor Insurance for the date in question, however we can confirm that Diamond are prepared to indemnify the above driver for their use of this particular vehicle on that date, in accordance with the requirements of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

If you require further information about this, please contact our Police Liaison Office on XX. Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 9:30am to 4pm.

Yours sincerely"


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post Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 16:26
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What a lot of Police Forces do now is issue a Traffic Offence Report (TOR) instead of an FPN(E). The alleged Offender is told that they are being reported for the Offence of xxx, and that they'll hear from the Police at a later date as to whether or not they'll be prosecuted.

The TOR goes off to (in my force) the Traffic Criminal Justice Unit who make the actual decision and inform the driver by letter.

As Southpaw says below, the fact that the Insurance Co. was prepared to offer cover is no doubt what prevented seizure.
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post Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 17:33
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QUOTE (DastardlyDick @ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 17:26) *
As Southpaw says below, the fact that the Insurance Co. was prepared to offer cover is no doubt what prevented seizure.

Is the fact they are willing to indemnify rather than back date the insurance enough?

Cheers and apologies if this seems like a stupid question but it's our first time through this.


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post Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 18:31
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The insurers state that they are prepared to indemnify the driver in accordance with the Road Traffic Act, which is what is required. That is therefore sufficient and the absence of back-dating presumably means that a few days have been obtained free.


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post Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 19:56
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QUOTE (Logician @ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 19:31) *
The insurers state that they are prepared to indemnify the driver in accordance with the Road Traffic Act, which is what is required. That is therefore sufficient and the absence of back-dating presumably means that a few days have been obtained free.

I can't deny your logic.

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post Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 22:07
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If it were me I’d be contacting the police explaining (as you said at the time) you are insured and it was an insurance company mistake. Then provide the letter the insurance co have given you rather than wait for any summons.
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