Driving with no insurance and use of mobile phone

[Anas_mum]

Evening all… my daughters car was impounded last night and she will be due in court for driving without insurance and also using her mobile phone. She will be classed as a new driver and will have her license revoked. We can not afford a solicitor unfortunately. I believe each offence will carry 6 points which will give her 12 points. I have the following questions that I’m hoping someone can help with.


a) can we ask for a ban instead of her license being revoked? Would this benefit her regarding future insurance. She was paying £2000 for insurance and dread to think what it would cost with an additional 12 points.



2) or should we try to contest the driving with a mobile conviction? She told me that the passenger in the car was holding her phone. Her phone was connected via the Bluetooth radio and she was talking via that. It was the passenger who answered and endedthe call.



any advise would be grateful…. Left with the headache of getting impound insurance now….


thank you

[islandgirl]

You only need 6 points as a new driver to have your licence removed and have to retake your test. There is no way to avoid this in my opinion. Just the no insurance will make this happen whatever the mobile phone situation. How was she paying £2k for insurance but driving without it?

https://www.gov.uk/penalty-points-en...ts/new-drivers