Archive: Fail to Identify
Multinational Car Hire Company has Offence of Failing to Provide Driver Details Withdrawn
Barrister, Millicent Dooher represented this car hire company before the Magistrates’ Court following a charge of failing to provide driver details under s.172. The Company had not received the initial request for driver details but had received the reminder notice. The Company had responded to the reminder notice. The relevant […]
Prosecution Drop Section 172 Charges After Representations from SBC
Our client was prosecuted for failing to identify a driver, an offence under S172 Road Traffic Act. He had been served with a Notice of Intended Prosecution for suspected careless driving. He completed the Notice identifying himself but inadvertently used the wrong section of the form. Prior to a trial, […]
Driver Acquitted of Failing to Provide Details After Trial
Laura Newton represented a driver who faced 6 penalty points after being unable to respond to a Notice of Intended Prosecution. Our client had been asked to provide the details of the driver of a vehicle linked to his business but, for genuine reasons, was unable to do so and […]
Prosecution Offer No Evidence Following s.172 Charge for Failing to Provide Driver Details
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver who had been charged with the offence of failing to provide driver details. The driver contended that he had received the notice and responded. Millicent was able to obtain all the required evidence and, prior to the hearing, the Prosecution confirmed that they were […]
Conviction Re-Opened and Case Dropped By Prosecution
Our client instructed us after receiving notice of a fine and 6 points on his Licence for an offence of Failing to Identify a Driver, following service of a Notice of Intended Prosecution. There had been a number of administrative issues – the plea to the Single Justice Procedure Notice […]
