Drink Driving - just on the limit, if went 2 court what would happen?

[mumma2cjh]

I need some advice on this.........

My friend has found out he husband borrowed some money from someone, when she found out she asked him what it was for and he said to pay a fine. He said 2 years ago he got caught/pulled over for drink driving. It went to court and as he was "just on the limit" as he put it and he pleaded he had a job and a new baby etc... he was let off with a £2,000 fine but no points? He didnt tell her as they'd not long had a baby etc...

Do you think this is true? Even if on the line, do you think he would of got let off with just a fine and no points?

I think she is in denial as she says he is adament that he pleaded and pleaded. she wont ask him.

I need to know if I can access court records somehow to show her what he is like...anyone know how I can do this for her?

I think she is in denial as she says he is adament that he pleaded and pleaded. she wont ask him.

I need to know if I can access court records somehow to show her what he is like...anyone know how I can do this for her?

if i were u mumma id stay out of it if hs a liar and shes a believer you wont be thanked.

He might not have been disqualified, but he would have got points. But I agree you need to stay out of this. You've given your opinion now back off. If she doesn't want to hear it, she doesn't want to hear it.

i think this is exactly the sort of thing that friends are not for tbh

i would keep out of it

My friend confronted Hubby who said he pleaded with the judge and he was let off with a fine - thats all

Magistrates do have the discretion to omit a disqualification in exceptional circumstances, such as licence required for work, but would probably only exercise this discretion if the offense was at the lower end of the scale. If they did not order disqualification, they might have increased the fine in order to make the punishment fit the crime, i.e. if disqualify, normal fine, no disqualification, massive fine. He would, however, have been unlikely to have got away without any points on his licence. Even if this doesn't show up on his paper licence, it would be recorded at the DVLA.

thats interesting Freckle as this is what he is saying...ie he was on the line so was let off with a hefty fine.

Would she be able to call the DVLA and check his lic?

I'm not sure what information held by the DVLA is in the public domain. She can but ask.

That amount is absolute rubbish, my brother got done for drink driving recently, he got banned for 20 months & got a fine for just over £500 & he was twice over the limit, his fine was also for having no insurance (his company had cancelled it the day before) so £2000 is totally untrue!

He also would have got banned for drink driving they are very strict!

Fines are often linked to a defendant's take home pay. So one person may be fined less simply because he/she does not earn as much as someone else who may be fined more. So it's pointless saying that, because X was fined £500, Y couldn't have been fined £2000.