I was charged with disqualified driving and had a lawyer submit a guilty plea by writing, and therefore I didn’t attend court.
My lawyer emailed me after the court hearing stating “your disqualification period commences on the 5th of November”. I called him and confirmed. Furthermore, I checked my license was still active on the department of transport.
I drove to work on the 4th, as I needed to get to a doctors appointment and was under the assumption I was able to do so based on the facts given to me. Some days later I received my notice of conviction which didn’t outline any dates, so I called the department of transport. They told me my period commenced on the 4th, and my lawyer gave me the wrong dates.
I may have driven past a speed camera on the 4th, which would mean a second disqualified driving charge (if I was speeding). Would I have a case for “honest and reasonable mistake”? I was operating under the assumption I was legally driving based on what I was told.
My lawyer emailed me after the court hearing stating “your disqualification period commences on the 5th of November”. I called him and confirmed. Furthermore, I checked my license was still active on the department of transport.
I drove to work on the 4th, as I needed to get to a doctors appointment and was under the assumption I was able to do so based on the facts given to me. Some days later I received my notice of conviction which didn’t outline any dates, so I called the department of transport. They told me my period commenced on the 4th, and my lawyer gave me the wrong dates.
I may have driven past a speed camera on the 4th, which would mean a second disqualified driving charge (if I was speeding). Would I have a case for “honest and reasonable mistake”? I was operating under the assumption I was legally driving based on what I was told.