ZZTopWereHere
Well Known Member
Hi all,
I was lucky enough to be heard by a court selecting the provider closest to where I live, after asking me which one I would choose while I hadn't really looked for any provider earlier on.
The location of their local courses would be literally halfway between my home and my office. However, it turns out that they won't offer any course in my town except for one which would end two days after the deadline imposed by the court.
I could still find a course a few train stations away from home, and they say that they plan for course locations about a year ahead so it's unlikely that a course would suddenly reappear closer to home.
While looking at all posts before my court hearing, I thought that even being just allowed to be given the opportunity to attend a course that would have reduced my disqualification by 25% would have been a privilege, so I hadn't really looked for any specific provider.
In hindsight, I think that it would have been much better to look for course dates and locations before my hearing. I can't really complain about what happened to me, but I truly believe that looking for a course provider before entering the court doesn't hurt.
in my case, I've found out that the court didn't even notify the course provider suggested by the court in the first place, and if I had already knew about specific course dates I would have probably contacted my provider earlier on. The provider needs to have all prosecution details before accepting new attendees, so telling them about the arrest and conviction is not enough. They need to get in touch with the court before allowing for any reservation.
Long story short, I would suggest anyone on bail and waiting for a first offence hearing to look as soon as possible for course dates and locations so that you can react promptly when asked to pick a course provider, and later on when waiting for a letter from that provider. It might happen, as in my case, that actually the court did not inform the provider and therefore the provider got my details from the court only after I contacted them to book my course.
All the best,
Z
I was lucky enough to be heard by a court selecting the provider closest to where I live, after asking me which one I would choose while I hadn't really looked for any provider earlier on.
The location of their local courses would be literally halfway between my home and my office. However, it turns out that they won't offer any course in my town except for one which would end two days after the deadline imposed by the court.
I could still find a course a few train stations away from home, and they say that they plan for course locations about a year ahead so it's unlikely that a course would suddenly reappear closer to home.
While looking at all posts before my court hearing, I thought that even being just allowed to be given the opportunity to attend a course that would have reduced my disqualification by 25% would have been a privilege, so I hadn't really looked for any specific provider.
In hindsight, I think that it would have been much better to look for course dates and locations before my hearing. I can't really complain about what happened to me, but I truly believe that looking for a course provider before entering the court doesn't hurt.
in my case, I've found out that the court didn't even notify the course provider suggested by the court in the first place, and if I had already knew about specific course dates I would have probably contacted my provider earlier on. The provider needs to have all prosecution details before accepting new attendees, so telling them about the arrest and conviction is not enough. They need to get in touch with the court before allowing for any reservation.
Long story short, I would suggest anyone on bail and waiting for a first offence hearing to look as soon as possible for course dates and locations so that you can react promptly when asked to pick a course provider, and later on when waiting for a letter from that provider. It might happen, as in my case, that actually the court did not inform the provider and therefore the provider got my details from the court only after I contacted them to book my course.
All the best,
Z