Fine for new insurance.

[jpno5]

My bike was off the road for a few month, it was at the local garage, during that time my insurance was up and i didn't renew as i wasn't sure if the bike was even getting back on the road.

Got a letter through last week saying i've been fined 100 quid for no insurance after the dvla carried out a random check.

My thinking was, the garage has trade insurance, it's off the road and on private property. I never realised i had to sorn the bike. Bike was still taxed.

Is there any valid grounds for appeal?

[Hahadumball]

the problem is you didnt fill in a sorn

suck it up
go to court and plead insanity and hope

only choices you have

you should have had a warning letter too..

but anyway, no, the garage wont cover you
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360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[Kentol750]

Like he said.
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Some bikes.

[stinkwheel]

Your bike would have to have been registered by the garage on the MIB database to count as "covered" by their fleet policy.

Claiming it was covered by their fleet policy could potentially drop THEM in the shit too because they have a legal requirement to keep the MIB database up to date.

So no. You're guilty of being the keeper of an uninsured motor vehicle contrary to section 141 of the road traffic act and are pretty much stitched up lik ea kipper.

You have two options. One is to pay them £100 to go away. The other is to wait and see if they take you to court. They have six months to do so (give or take) after which the magistrates court act prevents a magistrate hearing the case (providing you lead with that little gem immediately you get into court, I'd speak to the clerk about it just before the case).

I did the latter, they had me in court a week before the 6 months was up. I went in and pleaded my case, was appologised to by the magistrate who then fined me £250 and a victim surcharge because he had no other option.

Of some interest is that the DVLA prosecutor offered to accept the original £100 bribe out of court settlement in a side room only minutes beofre the case was due to be heard. I went to court on general principal because if the court fines me, the fine goes into central funds, the DVLA don't get it.

So you could hedge your bets and wait it out then if they do decide to prosecute, go into the court and hope they still offer the £100.

Up to you.
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[Rogerborg]

[jpno5]

yeah i'll just suck it up and pay it, it's anything to get money out you these days >.< I never went to court etc, wasn't actually living at my registered address so was late in getting my mail. literally just got a letter this morning saying its now with Glasgow justice of the peace court and passed for immediate enforcement.

[Hahadumball]

however...
do you not remember posting off a declaration of sorn...
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[stinkwheel]

[Rogerborg]

[johnsmith222]

[stinkwheel]

[johnsmith222]