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DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE (IN10 APPEALS AND OFFENCES)
Driving without insurance is a very serious motoring offence and will have a number of consequences for the driver if convicted. When convicted a drivers’ licence will be endorsed with an IN10 Driving Without Insurance conviction code which will mean much higher insurance premiums in the future. This could, however, be the least of your problems if convicted of such a serious driving offence.
Brian Koffman & Co. has a 96% positive result rate.
If you have been charged with an offence of driving without insurance, call us for a free no obligation discussion about your options to see if you are at risk of being disqualified. Whether you are looking to defend the case entirely or seeking to avoid a disqualification, we can help.
To get in touch with our expert motoring offence solicitors who provide the best privately funded legal representation call us or submit an enquiry and we will get back to you at a convenient time for you.

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Originally we were looking at a potential driving ban, a minimum sentence of community service, plus a fine and interviews with the traffic commissioner. On the day of the hearing the Crown Prosecution wanted all of the former, which would have meant the end of a driving career and the loss of livelihood.
On the eleventh hour and fifty nine minutes literally as we were walking into court, Brian managed to secure a deal with the prosecution which led the judge to serve up five points on the licence and a fine, all of the other charges were dropped.
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Results from this would have been:
Banned from driving
Loss of job
Loss of house
Wedding cancelled
Honeymoon cancelled
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His knowledge is this area is amazing and the the advice he gave me put my mind at rest and made me hopeful that he could resolve the case without me receiving a ban.
Due to covid back log the case was very drawn out but the moment I heard from the courts, Brian was at the other end of the phone and he remembered my case every time, which shows a great personal touch. You wouldn’t get that with a large firm.
Brian managed to resolve the case with reduced points and I am extremely grateful for his help as a totting up ban would have been catastrophic for me.
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With a very frustrating case and my case management hearing date changing dates a number of times to my actual trail date changing dates a number of times, Brian was professional throughout and assured me throughout, it was clear from the start brains knowledge and professionalism was going to help me, after nearly three years of this case dragging out we finally got the trail date, and the outcome was outstanding, Brian is in the process of claiming some of my legal fees back which will also be a massive help for me, I couldent recommend Brian enough and would not hesitate to contact again if I needed to, thankyou brain.
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Brian decided that the best route to take would be to enter a plea of exceptional hardship. He explained everything clearly and guided me through the process whilst reducing the considerable stress I was under.
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It was my first experience of having a penalty of this nature and was looking to instruct a solicitor to gain some advice on the best steps.
He was incredibly blunt and rude. He compared my enquiry to the likes of a doctor seeing a patient with no knowledge of the symptoms? Despite me being on the phone to answer any questions regarding the offence in question.
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In recent months Mr. Koffman has dealt with everything associated with my Fathers case from phonecalls to documentation ect.
Upon first meeting Mr. Koffman explained in detail what repercussions my Father could face as a result of his driving offences, following our understand Mr. Koffman immediately turned his attention to how he could help.
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WE FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE MOST CHALLENGING DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE CASES
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WHAT IS DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE?
In the UK, it is Illegal, and therefore an offence, to drive a motor vehicle on a road or other public place without insurance cover.
Driving Without Insurance is a strict liability offence. A strict liability motoring offence does not require any knowledge or intention that an offence was being committed. The Police or Crown prosecution services need merely to demonstrate that a vehicle was driven by a driver who was not insured to do so.
Car Insurance essentially underpins our ability to drive on the roads. The 1988 Road Traffic Act stipulates that all motorists must be insured against their liability to other road users. Third party insurance is the minimum level of insurance needed, as this provides insurance should you be involved in a road traffic accident and are deemed to be responsible for causing the accident.
79,000 uninsured UK drivers were caught in the act in 2018, of these, 872 were under the legal driving age of 17. Studies also show that the most common age to be caught driving with no car insurance was 24 years of age. Motor Insurer’s Bureau (MIB) figures also reveal, that in 2018, there were 26,000+ personal injury claims paid out due injuries caused in Road Traffic accidents by untraceable drivers.
When charged with Driving Without Insurance, It is up to the defendant to prove that he had valid insurance cover, and the driver is required to be able to produce a certificate of insurance or policy to show that he was insured. It is not sufficient that the car you are driving is insured by someone else. If the insurance is in someone else’s name and you are not a named driver or covered comprehensively by your own insurance, you will be committing an offence.
In today’s motoring and road traffic environment, driving without insurance is all the riskier due to the prevalence of automatic number plate recognition cameras at work across our town, cities, and road networks.
The only occasion where driving without insurance is permissible is where a vehicle is driven on private land to which the public have no right of access.
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WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE?
The offence of ‘Driving Without Insurance’ alone, is not punishable by a custodial sentence. Irrespective of further penalties that may be handed down, it is certain that an IN10 endorsement will be placed on your driving licence and will remain for 4 years.
If you are stopped by the Police and charged for Driving Without Insurance. They may choose to issue a fixed penalty notice:
- A fixed penalty fine of £300
- 6 penalty points
If you do not accept your guilt and the fixed penalty, then your case may go to Court. Your case may go to Court anyway, if the police deem your offence to be one of a more serious nature, i.e. If the driver has never passed a driving test or if you are involved in an accident.
If your case does go to court, then penalties for being found guilty of Driving with no Insurance may become more severe.
A court can:
- Issue a heavier fine than the fixed penalty fine of £300
- Disqualify you from driving
The police are also given powers to:
- Seize the vehicle (even if it is not your vehicle)
- Destroy the vehicle
You may also be liable for:
- Higher car insurance premiums
- Costs associate with personal injury or damage to other vehicle or property if you are involved in an accident.
The maximum penalty for Driving Without Insurance is 12-months disqualification and an unlimited fine.
HOW ARE THE PENALTIES FOR DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE DECIDED?
The court will decide the penalty for the offence of driving without insurance by considering the factors specific to your case that make the offence more or less serious. This is a two-step process. The first step is to decide the offence category which is done by looking at the offender’s culpability and the harm caused.
There are three offence categories as follows:
Category 1 – Higher culpability and greater harm
This is the most serious category of offence for driving without insurance.
The sentence for a category 1 offence is disqualification for between 6 and 12 months and a Band C fine which is between 125% and 175% of relevant weekly income.
Category 2 – Higher culpability and lesser harm or lower culpability and greater harm
The sentence for a category 2 offence is disqualification for up to 6 months or 8 penalty points and a Band C fine which is between 125% and 175% of relevant weekly income.
Category 3 – Lower culpability and lesser harm
The sentence range for this category is 6 to 8 penalty points and a Band B or C fine.
Band B fines are between 75% and 125% of relevant weekly income.
Once the category of offence has been decided, the court will adjust the sentence within the defined range for that category by considering any aggravating or mitigating factors. If any combination of these factors is present, the provisional sentence will be at the upper or lower ends of the ranges set out above.
The court will consider factors relevant to the context of the offence and to the offender including:
- evidence of sustained use of the vehicle by the driver (knowingly without insurance)
- driver having never passed a test
- driving for hire or reward (i.e. working as a taxi driver, Uber driver or delivery driver etc)
- if the vehicle being used was an LGV, HGV, PSV etc
- giving false details
- the offender having previous convictions
- involvement in an accident causing injury to others
- involvement in an accident causing damage
Where there is evidence of higher culpability such as the actions listed above, the court will generally impose longer periods of disqualification and/or higher fines.
Factors which may reduce the seriousness of the offence include:
- A genuine misunderstanding
- The vehicle was not being driven
- No previous convictions
- A recent failure to renew or transfer vehicle details from an existing insurance policy
If convicted of the offence of driving without insurance, the conviction will stay on your licence for 4 years and you will need to disclose it to insurance companies for an additional year. Failure to do so is also an offence and it would mean the insurance policy you took out was invalid.
SPECIAL REASONS NOT TO ENDORSE IN DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE CASES
There is no defence to ‘Driving Without Insurance’, save for the one exception, which is the statutory defence for employees under s143 (5) Road Traffic Act 1988.
Even though there is no defence to this charge for most road users, it may be possible to argue that ‘special reasons’ should be considered by the courts before judgement is passed. Special Reason arguments can be put forward in your defence to lessen the degree of your punishment.
In terms of Driving without Insurance, a special reason argument is essentially an admission that you were indeed driving a vehicle with no valid insurance, but that mitigating circumstances exist as to the cause of the offence. Such arguments can be accounted for by the Courts where the guilty person holds a genuine and reasonable belief that insurance existed for them to use the vehicle.
‘Special reasons’ arguments are technically complex areas of the law relating to how the offence was committed. Our team are best placed to advise you over your specific circumstances. Detailed analysis of the individual facts and careful presentation in court are fundamental to the chances of a ‘special reasons’ argument succeeding in Court.
Relevant ‘Special Reason ‘examples would include:
- An insurance policy being cancelled by a provider, with no notification being sent to the holder
- Where no insurance policy exists due to fault of the provider alone
- A person being informed (by the vehicle or policyholder) that they can drive the vehicle legally
Our experience will help to quickly identify whether a special reason argument is plausible and likely to succeed. We will also provide an opinion on the most effective way to demonstrate our argument and the relevant evidence to the Court. Evidence presented in Court may take any of the following forms:
- Sworn evidence from a witness
- Witness statements put into proper format and served on the prosecution
- Agreed evidence
- Legal submissions.
DEFENDING THE CASE
It is important to get specialist legal advice as soon as possible to give yourself the best chance of success in a no insurance case. Whether you are contacting us before or after a police interview, we are here to provide expert advice, assistance and representation.
By working with our team, we can offer you the benefits of:
- over 40 years’ experience
- specialisation in this field of work
- an award-winning practice
- nationwide coverage
- expert advocates
We will help you understand:
- What defence may be available to you including any potential legal issues that might crop up
- The minimum sentence that can be passed if you plead guilty
HOW CAN WE HELP AND WHY CHOOSE US?
If you have been convicted of Driving Without Insurance and you wish to defend yourself, at least to offer mitigating circumstance to the courts in order to ward off the likelihood of receiving stiff punishment, You will need the expertise of Motoring Solicitors with vast experience in these kinds of cases. The knowledge, expertise and high success rate of Brian Koffman and the team at Motoring Offence Solicitors will ensure you have the best chance of reaching a positive outcome.
With over 40 years of experience, we provide you with a highly skilled, efficient, and discreet advocacy and representation.
THE EXPERIENCE WE BRING
- The personal attention of Brian Koffman to each case
- A large team of expert advocates available
- Highly regarded among fellow professionals
- Access to forensic experts
- Wide geographical coverage
We will quickly help you understand:
- What defence may be available to you including any potential legal issues that might crop up
- The minimum sentence that can be passed if you plead guilty
CONTACT US TODAY
If you have been caught and charged for driving without insurance or driving without a licence, then for specialist legal advice about how to avoid being disqualified, please contact Brian Koffman.
Motoring Offence Solicitors offer the very best privately funded legal representation to clients accused of driving offences in Manchester and across the UK.
Call our team today on 0161 832 3852 or complete the enquiry form below.
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