The most common types of driving convictions are:
- Speeding: Speeding is a very common driving offence. Whether or not your car is impounded as a result while depend on the severity of the incident.
- Careless driving: Careless driving is another common offence and usually involved endangering other road users or pedestrians by not driving with due care.
- Drink/drug driving: This one is self-explanatory and can carry a heavy punishment, including your car being impounded.
- Driving while using a mobile phone: If you use a mobile phone without using a hand-free device then this is also an offence.
- Driving without insurance: Driving without proper insurance can also result in fines, penalty points and your car being impounded.
Click here for a full list of driving offences in the UK including the penalty points they carry.
Whether or not you need to declare any convictions to insurance providers will depend on whether they’re “spent” or “unspent”. Most convictions become spent after a certain period of time and once they have, you no longer need to declare them.
You can find more information here.
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