I can genuinely say I didn't find it worth it. I know how to not drive drunk. It's not a complicated concept. However for whatever reason, under whatever circumstances I pleaded guilty and was found guilty of.... And I've paid my dues. And my debt to society has been cleared. Lessons learnt. Punishment doled out and received. Hoops laid out. Hoops jumped through. Rules made and adheared to. After all that I just feel like my side of the deal has been upheld but the other side just keeps rewriting the rules and moving the goal posts. That's cheating
No Andy, I didn't except the knock a third off, still don't! We as human beings do things, somethings lead to consequences, so I took it, 30 months, 60 hrs CS,
Actually I'm going to add to that before anyone gets upset. It is actually a complicated concept. It's a massive area of law with a lot of grey areas. And a lot of cracks which it's easy to fall into. The awareness course was indeed useful and in itself a good form of rehabilitation. I did find it interesting and I think the instructor? Was a good guy with good intentions. My point was, I kept up my end of the deal.... The dvla didnt. Maybe they should say a bit more in the awareness course about how underhanded the dvla is going to be and how to deal with it. Where Is the awareness of the dvla? Our debt has been paid. We've made arrangements for a certain date, but when that date is fictitious, our incomes suffer as a result. Our wellbeing and that of our families suffer as a result.
I'm glad you said it, my solicitor in 2001 said all that is is a money making scam, and had I got my license back after not bothering when it was sent in error in 2001 when my ban was up, now OK, its alright if you need those months knocking off, as for awareness, If you aren't aware that you are in NO control over
Actually I'm going to add to that before anyone gets upset. It is actually a complicated concept. It's a massive area of law with a lot of grey areas. And a lot of cracks which it's easy to fall into. The awareness course was indeed useful and in itself a good form of rehabilitation. I did find it interesting and I think the instructor? Was a good guy with good intentions. My point was, I kept up my end of the deal.... The dvla didnt. Maybe they should say a bit more in the awareness course about how underhanded the dvla is going to be and how to deal with it. Where Is the awareness of the dvla? Our debt has been paid. We've made arrangements for a certain date, but when that date is fictitious, our incomes suffer as a result. Our wellbeing and that of our families suffer as a result.
I'm glad you pointed this out, I tend to get negativity from all I say, I'm 55, 35 when I was banned and seriously 20 years your far more wiser, you'll see, but my point is it's a comment my brief /Solicitor told me, if you can ride out 30 months ban, don't waste money on false BS, its OK if you need it for work, again, many loose jobs thru DUI, and also many job opportunities require a clean license, period. Then as for cheaper car insurance, you have to if you wanna save ( £45 I'd of saved
) if I'd of been mugged off by this beuracratic system. Awareness,,, look that word up, if a snake has bit you, your not gonna walk through the jungle calm are you! You'd make sure you'd got anti virus, protect your body and legs so you don't have to go through 3 years, 2, or 12 months of skin grafts, So why would we not be aware that a beer is gonna be safe to consume when we are eventually back on the road, we know drink on an empty stomach will make 1 pint feel like 3, we know a whiff of booze on a stop N search would not look good on a PNC check,,, now if we wanna watch Brain dead kids, or watch families crying at a graveside, watch YouTube, we feel like crap on those early months and does that system who many have lost partners through DUI, leaving them etc ( it's how I managed get rid of my missus
,,, only trying Lighten the mood) But do your homework, ring your well known insurance Co against the ones where you pay what sounds a lot less, it ain't,,, pay peanuts, you get,,,,,,,,,, a long wait if you claim, and who knows, are we sure you do not have to get a
CDT test to be fully covered,,, I'll leave with this,,, by the time I'm 55, its only 3 months away, if I've had my license by Xmas, I did a online quote with a major company
Answered all true
DUI,,, no, it's over 19 years 9 months, so my license has been clear since my ban was either up in 2001vplus 3, so 2007 ish , or is it six yrs from date of conviction 1999, either way, nothing to declare with that part,
No claim in last x years, NO, I have not got any NCH, I'm classed as a new driver,,,, 998cc Car, I'll not name it, 2008 plate, worth 1k max, even tho it's only got 32k on clock, Garaged yes, Alarm, Yes, I mobilizer no, my quote with no breakdown cover Fully comp was 732 quid, so if I did the course now, I may save 100 quid, would I wanna save 100 or go with a decent company,,,, I know what makes sense