My day of rekoning comes tomorrow

[Messiah]

OMG man why didnt you tell me about this??

its too late for me to offer my advice

i can testify for simon (it looks like you all believe him anyway though) that he wouldnt be telling porkies.

I really hope alls sweet mate.

please update us all.

Jim

Sorry James, thought mike might have told you about it... Not to worry tho, its been ajourned for a month or so, so if you want to help (and legal advised allows it) then there is plenty of chance.

[Jimbo2000]

anything, anytime bro

[Messiah]

it must have seemed real insensitive when i called you yesterday to ask you that favour, but i didnt know then, honest.

No worries at all matey, you werent to know.... besides... cold air boxes are more important.

Oh and i bought bubba home with me.

[predator]

But i'm not contesting anything the cops said, not even their report, i'm merely adding an account of events that happened out of view of the police.

I have been there before with different circumstance but something slightly similar few years back (not speeding). Basically the court system basically doesn't allow you to plead "guilty however extraneous circumstances", you are pleading guilty to the charges presented, or you are pleading not guilty to the charges presented.

There is no "guilty.. NOT" its more like "not guilty because...". Sounds pretty much what happened in this case. You will either have to plead not guilty and take the risk that if found guilty a charge will be recorded against your name, or pleading guilty and having the option not recorded as a conviction for being a traffic offence (which is possible)

In most situations (me included) people end up going most of the way and end up going for the latter. Police prosecuters know this too.

In your case there is the option of the cop reconsidering their position, you speaking to them personally and hoping they will drop the charges. Highly unlikely (and maybe not even possible these days as the laws have been changed.. i think it once was), as cops are stubborn buggers - but I think its possible. You can also take some legal advice and offer to speak to the police officer directly and talk over the situation in detail and offer to apologise. Sometimes the human approach may work. Really, again that comes to the cop and their own view on the whole thing. Are they the hard ass that believes that everybody should be punished (the traffic cop mentality) every single time, or are they more reasonable (most beat cops who may be doing traffic duty are like this).

[Merli]

I'm abit baffled tho, The charge sheet ways speeding over 130 and dangerous driving. and has a account of the events from the cops.

Now the judge said that my account of the events was not the same as that of the police hence is not a plea of guilty to the charges and the police stated. But i'm not contesting anything the cops said, not even their report, i'm merely adding an account of events that happened out of view of the police.

Welp... That's well and truely out of the league of anyone on here unless they have been to law school.

You're right. Time to go get legal council and some proper advice.

[JAM*353]

Are you allowed to drive in the mean time? do you keep your licence or have they taken it off you!

[Messiah]

Yeah i can still drive in the mean time... so no you cant keep my CAB

[Jimbo2000]

haha same pic wrong dude