Just listened to a very interesting item on R4 about people nominating others to take motoring offence points.
There is a huge police clampdown on this after a case in the NW yesterday when somebody was prosecuted for obstructing the police when he was found guilty of taking the points for 176 people. Police it transpires will now ask you for your insurance papers as a way of proving that the person nominated was insured to drive the car.
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Tim,
We had a case in Sheffield last week,a guy got a "friend" to say he was driving and offered him cash to take the points,now for some reason he was only cautioned and didn't get any points so the owner didn't pay up,the friend then grassed him up resulting in a custodial sentence for Perverting the Course of Justice.
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Easily done chaps... All you need is a “friend” who has a non-UK driver’s licence... Your "friend" says he was driving your vehicle at the time, you pay the fine but he get no points as he has a non uk driving licence..

Of course, i would never condone this: wink: Range Rover Sport TDV8 OVERFINCH ECU remap/tuned, 22" Satin Black Tigers, Black/Black, sideskirts, tints, clear ind, 09 upgrades +++

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It the points taker has his/her insurance policy that allows them to drive other peoples cars TPTF, then the police won't have a leg to stand on when it comes to the driving with out insurance claim

but wouldn't the "said friend" have to pass a UK driving test if they was in the UK for more than a year?

I'm sure I ready hear this on Police Camera Action type program

Still if he's visting on his holidays etc etc

Not the case Npinks... and i quote from the gov website

"Residents

If you have a valid community licence(EU), this will authorise you to drive in GB for the period set out below. Alternatively, you can exchange your licence for a British one at any time.

Provided your licence remains valid you may drive in GB:
Car, motorcycle driving licence holders (ordinary driving licence):

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I suppose the chap might have come from out side the EU on Police camera action

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Easily done chaps... All you need is a “friend” who has a non-UK driver’s licence... Your "friend" says he was driving your vehicle at the time, you pay the fine but he get no points as he has a non uk driving licence.. Of course, i would never condone this: wink:

I'm not too sure about the points on the licence, but can confirm that the parking tickets do follow you home to France, Monaco and Italy.

A foreign country cannot put points on a UK licence that is held in another country at the moment. I have UK licence. I live in Germany and Germany cannot put points on my licence.

They can fine me.

They can ban me.

They set up a "points account" at their equivalent of the DVLA and keep an eye on them there.

If I accrue enough to be banned then I am banned but they cannot stop me driving in the UK and they cannot print anything on my licence so if the UK coppers check it, it comes out as clean in the UK.

This is because I live in Germany.

If I held a German licence and live in Germany, the UK police cannot put points on my licence but it can ban me, fine me.

If you name a person with a foreign licence then the police get a little hot under the collar and that person will have to prove he was in the country at the time the offence happened.

It is dodgy ground to name someone else, imo.

I think you need to check up Steve - this is a very new system only recently introduced - you won't get Germany points on your UK licence, you will get UK points as the Germans just hand over all the details to the UK police to prosecute you since the beginning of September 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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so , what you are saying is that i cant drive "in an urgent" manner?

ive got a UK plastic card but driving around in the Czech Republic

SO far no fines or stops (touch wood!)

and these guys are crazy, police are happy to step ONTO the motorway to flag you down!

i.e. im doing say for EXAMPLE 80mph, a policeman steps onto the MIDDLE OF THE MOTORWAY to tell me to STOP about 100yards infront!

czech drivers really floor it! but not as much as the germans!

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