How long after an accident can they charge for dangerous driving? Not saying too much, it doesnt involve me but is it true that they need to prosecute within 2 weeks?
The person needs to contact a solicitor and fast, probably be monday now. He is a HGV driver.
no where near 2 weeks mate,it can be months after that your/they are charged with the offence
jrl driver:
no where 2 weeks mate,it can be months after that your/they are charged with the offence
The accident happened at the start of april, the driver has just had the bit through with court date etc.
JoeG:
jrl driver:
no where 2 weeks mate,it can be months after that your/they are charged with the offenceThe accident happened at the start of april, the driver has just had the bit through with court date etc.
there you go,you were probably thinking of the NIP that you get from a speed camera,which has to be served within a 2 week period
JoeG:
jrl driver:
no where 2 weeks mate,it can be months after that your/they are charged with the offenceThe accident happened at the start of april, the driver has just had the bit through with court date etc.
Information to the court within 6 months.
JoeG:
The accident happened at the start of april, the driver has just had the bit through with court date etc.
Court date without being charged■■?
Court date without being interviewed ■■?
Court date and he heard nowt about accident or was he cautioned after giving a statement to the police at the scene?
Davey Driver:
JoeG:
The accident happened at the start of april, the driver has just had the bit through with court date etc.Court date without being charged■■?
Court date without being interviewed ■■?
Court date and he heard nowt about accident or was he cautioned after giving a statement to the police at the scene?
It appears a statement/was written down his version of what happened, some questions were asked and his answers were written down.
It seems to be a letter about being charged for dangerous driving with the court date. They want to know the drivers income, how much he has etc, how he is going to plead.
It used to be NIP within two weeks or warned at time of incident. Summons to be served within 6 months of incident.
I know you say it’s a mate but the message below is aimed at anyone in this sort of situation.
Personally I would contact the officer dealing with the case and asking for a copy of the evidence they are using to prosecute the case, they have to supply you with it so you can defend yourself.
Once you have it go through witness statements and pick out every little discrepency regardless how minor it is, once you have found them all make a list and submit it back to the officer for clarification, once they see the case is not watertight it is usually dropped, unless it is a major offence.
The CPS are legally bound to only persue cases that in their opinion are winnable, unless its something in the publics interest which is rarely the case with an everyday accident.
My son was summonsed to court in Essex for failure to stop after an accident, failure to report and dangerous driving on the M25, after he was passing another artic who tried to pull out into lane 3 as he was passing, mirrors touched and the other drivers mirror lens was broken.
I obtained a copy of the other drivers statement and pulled it to bits, I.E My son had stopped at the next Jct on the Exit slip road, the other driver just went straight by on the phone to the police no doubt, the other driver gave the wrong colour of trailer, he even claimed he was sitting at 55 mph when my son was fast approaching him, my sons Tacho clearly showed he was only travelling at 53 mph
After pointing out the discrepencies to Essex Police in an email, he received a letter 3 or 4 days later saying he no longer needed to attend court as they were dropping the case against him.
Never sit back and wait for the court hearing, do your homework and let them see your not going down without a fight, it makes them think twice about taking a case to court. Professional drivers should be able to realise when someone is “Exagerating” in a statement and think of the “What really happened scenario”
I still suspect my son was partly to blame for the incident despite his total denial, however, the other driver made the mistake of exageration in his statement resulting in his statement becoming unreliable in court, hence the reason it always pays you to keep to the facts when giving a statement to the police.
Im not sure there is a time limit, people can be charged with murder years after the crime was commited
The lawyers tend to drag it out for 3 or 4 years. Cant remember if the limit is 3 or 4 years, but rest assured that the lawyers will drag any case out to the maximum time limit. More money for them, you see?