[jambutty]

Originally Posted by ***Mr D***

The wording in a Insurance policy is there to protect the insured person. Many a time people admit it was there fault, never yet (due to this) have I seen a policy revoked.

If I was guilty on 6 points, admitting the offence I would only get another 3 points 95% of the time. so would still be safe from a totting up ban.

I do see where your coming from, but feel this law isnt to bad.

The wording in the insurance policy is there to deny liability if they can get away with it. The fact that you have never seen a policy revoked because a driver said, “sorry mate it was my fault” doesn’t mean that it doesn’t happen. Several years ago a friend accidentally reversed into a friend’s car, admitted liability because it was his friend and his insurance wouldn’t pay up because he admitted liability. He had to stand the cost himself and find another insurer.

From today it is 6 points for failing to declare who was driving. As far as I know it is still only 3 points for the guilty person.

So I will re-phrase the question to read, “What if you had 9 points etc.”

This law is a bum law and should be repealed pronto. Fat chance of that happening because the cash cow motorist adds millions to the coffers.

It is the thin end of a Draconian wedge. What will be next?

A mugged person tells the police that you saw what happened so they get onto you but you cannot say anything because the mugger knows you and you are afraid of retribution. The police know that you are a witness so because you claim that you didn’t see anything you get the 6 months that the mugger would have got had he been brought to trial and convicted.

Impossible? Yes today it would be. But how long before some clown takes the motoring law a step forward as crime continues to increase?

You might feel comfortable with this law but I wonder what your grand and great grandchildren would think when they are forced to be witnesses to crimes under pain of being imprisoned if they refuse?