The Truth About Loopholes In The Law
There have been theories about loopholes in the law for years. People hear things about if this isnt checked or if the police forget to do this then they cant arrest you and most of the time, these things just arent true.
One of the most common theories people have is that if a police officer makes a mistake on a traffic offence ticket then that ticket is invalid and the charge is void, but as with most theories of this nature, there is very little truth to it.
This is because the ticket that he gives to you is not official evidence, it is just a brief overview of the offence and if you question the validity of the ticket due to an error, then all that will happen is that a court summons will be sent to you and the officer will have to draw up an official statement which he is not likely to make any errors on.
If you challenge the actual accusation however, i.e. you dont believe you did commit the offence they are accusing you of, then a mistake on a ticket could be put forward as evidence that the officers work is inaccurate and unreliable.
However most of the time a mistake on a traffic ticket will not do you any favours. The officers job is to prove to the court beyond reasonable doubt that you have committed the offence in question and if he does this, then a mistake on the ticket will not matter in the slightest.
Human rights violations are something else that people try to cling to when accused of traffic offences. The usual argument is that because they are the registered keeper of the vehicle that they are not obliged to tell the police who was driving at the time in question because of their human rights.
This is simply not true, there has been an amendment to international human rights in this regard meaning that this information has to be provided at the request of the police or you will be liable for a hefty fine and six points on your licence as they claim that the compromise in human rights is proportionate to the need for road safety.
Another mistake that is fairly commonly made occurs when people have insurance policies that allow them to drive other peoples cars with their permission. The mistake is that, they will buy a new car and before they are registered as the keeper of the vehicle, they believe that it officially still belongs to the old owner, therefore they think they can drive it without switching their insurance over.
This is also a false belief. If you have paid money for the car then as far as the law and insurance goes, that car is yours and if you havent switched the insurance over, then you are driving without insurance, which is of course illegal.
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