Careless Driving Conviction

I have today found out that the driver that knocked me off my bike last November was convicted of 'Careless or Inconsiderate Driving' on the 14th of April. He received a fine and had his licence endorsed.

I am a bit hacked off that the Police didn't inform my Solicitor of the date of the curt case, as I would have liked to have gone!

Currently I do not know what fine and how many points he got for coming very close to killing me through simply not looking!

Does anyone know if I can find this information out online at all?
My Solicitor is away for a week now but his colleague is going to contact the Police for a copy of the police report but I doubt that would include this!

I have searched some sites already but can't find anything... My local paper's website search isn't working at the moment, so I can't even search on that!!

I just want to laugh at how lightly I'm sure he must have got away with it!

What would you consider getting away lightly?

[BillyC]

Dude...

Well... it's certainly a result. I would imagine 6 points and a few hundred quid. However, if he was convicted in a court, it's a public place and will be documented. Contact the court, and ask how you can find this information, as there should be a public record.

Oh.. I guess that relies on knowing the guy's name.

Anyway, in the meantime, this should now give his insurance company a huge kick up the backside... they have no cause to delay now, they're guilty as sin, and it's time to cover you in cash!

I came here to say exactly the same thing as bill, but he got there first.

It's bound to be on the court's minutes or something - i doubt yer local paper will go into the exact details of the fine, so the court's your best bet.

do you have more details.. as so far I've only found this story..

DRIVER IN COURT AFTER CRASH ON THE A22

[BillyC]

Originally Posted by Grinch

do you have more details.. as so far I've only found this story..

DRIVER IN COURT AFTER CRASH ON THE A22

An accident in Eastbourne yes... but not the one involving Tim.

The A22 is a very dangerous bit of road. The Police motorcyclists hate it, and have tried to make the local authorities aware of how dangerous and bad a road it is - but so far no improvement.

Thats good news Tim, should help the claim get finished off a bit quicker....

hope he got a fine in the thousands and not hundreds but i doubt it

[BillyC]

Originally Posted by Eastbourne Today

Magistrates fined her £250, ordered her to pay £43 court costs and imposed eight penalty points.

That's what she got, and by the sounds of the rest of the report, the driver that knocked Tim off was more negligent, and caused more damage and suffering to Tim (not just his leg, but damaged from head to toe, litterally ).

So, considering it'd be the same court, I'd expect a similar conviction.

Originally Posted by BillyC

That's what she got, and by the sounds of the rest of the report, the driver that knocked Tim off was more negligent, and caused more damage and suffering to Tim (not just his leg, but damaged from head to toe, litterally ).

So, considering it'd be the same court, I'd expect a similar conviction.

Depends on who the magistrate was.. as I've found out before...

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

What would you consider getting away lightly?

a fine and points is lightly Jordan....

and Tim not being told about the court date is what worries me that van mans case is going to happen the same way and I wont know what happens...

gonna ring the police on Tuesday now.....