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No it is not a criminal offensedevendranadh.b wrote:Hi,
I paid parking fine twice. Is this treated as a criminal offence? Should I mention 'Yes' in the application form or not?
Please let me know.
Thanks,
Dev
Yes it is.kju wrote:what about drinking and driving? i lost my driving license when i was 18... that's 11 years ago.. :-/
it was in Croatia, not sure what the law was then, but they took my driving license during 3 months, and i had to pay around 100 EUR fine.. that's it. it was a long time ago.... :-/aruni4470 wrote:Yes it is.kju wrote:what about drinking and driving? i lost my driving license when i was 18... that's 11 years ago.. :-/
The following offences and maximum penalities are correct at the time of publication. For further details visit the Highway Code site.
Causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs - maximum penalty is 10 years imprisonment and a disqualification of at least 2 years.
Driving or attempting to drive whilst above the legal limit or unfit through drink - maximum penalty is 6 months imprisonment plus a fine of £5,000 and a disqualification of at least 12 months (3 years automatic ban if convicted twice in 10 years).
In charge of a vehicle whilst above the legal limit or unfit through drink - maximum penalty of 3 months imprisonment plus a fine of £2,500 and a disqualification.
Refusing to provide a specimen - maximum penalty 6 months imprisonment, plus a fine of £5,000 and a disqualification of at least 12 months.
Other consequences of being convicted of drink driving:
you'll have a criminal record
you will possibly lose your livelihood
your insurance costs will increase
you will have extreme difficulty in hiring a car for around 10 years
the loss of personal transport and increased travel expenses
living with the knowledge that you irresponsibility has caused death, injury or severe distress
kju wrote:it was in Croatia, not sure what the law was then, but they took my driving license during 3 months, and i had to pay around 100 EUR fine.. that's it. it was a long time ago.... :-/aruni4470 wrote:Yes it is.kju wrote:what about drinking and driving? i lost my driving license when i was 18... that's 11 years ago.. :-/
The following offences and maximum penalities are correct at the time of publication. For further details visit the Highway Code site.
Causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs - maximum penalty is 10 years imprisonment and a disqualification of at least 2 years.
Driving or attempting to drive whilst above the legal limit or unfit through drink - maximum penalty is 6 months imprisonment plus a fine of £5,000 and a disqualification of at least 12 months (3 years automatic ban if convicted twice in 10 years).
In charge of a vehicle whilst above the legal limit or unfit through drink - maximum penalty of 3 months imprisonment plus a fine of £2,500 and a disqualification.
Refusing to provide a specimen - maximum penalty 6 months imprisonment, plus a fine of £5,000 and a disqualification of at least 12 months.
Other consequences of being convicted of drink driving:
you'll have a criminal record
you will possibly lose your livelihood
your insurance costs will increase
you will have extreme difficulty in hiring a car for around 10 years
the loss of personal transport and increased travel expenses
living with the knowledge that you irresponsibility has caused death, injury or severe distress
what do you mean?Sushil-ACCA wrote:CHECK it may be time barred
kju wrote:what do you mean?Sushil-ACCA wrote:CHECK it may be time barred
i called the police and they said its not 'in records'... in croatia we have prekrsaj=offence and kazna=penalty.. the latter one goes to court and gets into your criminal records (goes to Criminal Court).. the first one you just pay the fee and that's it (goes to Magistrates Court).... and in year 1999 that's the way it was with drinking/driving
...tonight i'm gonna party like its 19-9-9
still, i personally think you should disclose it in your application. Its highly unlikely you will be punished because you "rehabilitated" i.e paid fines and penalty etc etc.kju wrote:what do you mean?Sushil-ACCA wrote:CHECK it may be time barred
i called the police and they said its not 'in records'... in croatia we have prekrsaj=offence and kazna=penalty.. the latter one goes to court and gets into your criminal records (goes to Criminal Court).. the first one you just pay the fee and that's it (goes to Magistrates Court).... and in year 1999 that's the way it was with drinking/driving
...tonight i'm gonna party like its 19-9-9