Hi all
A bit of advice would be appreciated.
I keep my other car at an old friend's due to lack of space, and the fact I don't need it often. My friend is approaching 70, likes cars (has had some corkers in his younger years), washes it every week and turns the engine over, bless him. *He doesn't have one of his own as everything he and his buggy-bound wife need is on their doorstep, but has been considering getting back behind the wheel for days out and hospital visits.
A while back he asked if he could be added to the insurance to take it for a spin. Done, but he couldn't work the electric windows etc so only went a mile or so and went home.
Three or four weeks ago I warned him that I'd be coming to get it, as MOT was due. Didn't want him flapping, thinking it had been pinched. He said he'd run it around the block to make sure battery etc were ok. Thanked him muchly.
The day before my recent holiday, I received 4 speeding letters from West Mercia. He'd gone round the block twice (total journey is under a mile) and gone through two speeding cameras twice at over 30mph (not much, but enough). Anyone who knows Worcester - Tybridge St, New Road and back. It was fairly early hours, as he gets up at the crack of dawn.
I felt (and still do) sick to the stomach. I told him today and he was visibly shaken. Over the six months it's been there he has covered two or three miles, looked after it for me, and has accepted, reluctantly, just the occasional pint.
Can anyone offer any advice as to how I / we can approach the authorities for leniency? I will, of course, cover any fines. If it's a case that he will inevitably lose his licence, then I've been considering taking the hit myself so that he can fulfil his hope of getting behind the wheel again. Yes, I do know the implications of attempting this. He's not a poor driver, not doddery, the roads are triple carriageways and my BM doesn't have a 30mph speed on the clock - it goes from 20 to 40mph.
Apologies for prattling on, but I want to do what I can. This thread may sound like I've been abusing an old fellas good nature by parking there - please don't think that. We've been friends since I was in my twenties.
Thanks for reading
Tim
A bit of advice would be appreciated.
I keep my other car at an old friend's due to lack of space, and the fact I don't need it often. My friend is approaching 70, likes cars (has had some corkers in his younger years), washes it every week and turns the engine over, bless him. *He doesn't have one of his own as everything he and his buggy-bound wife need is on their doorstep, but has been considering getting back behind the wheel for days out and hospital visits.
A while back he asked if he could be added to the insurance to take it for a spin. Done, but he couldn't work the electric windows etc so only went a mile or so and went home.
Three or four weeks ago I warned him that I'd be coming to get it, as MOT was due. Didn't want him flapping, thinking it had been pinched. He said he'd run it around the block to make sure battery etc were ok. Thanked him muchly.
The day before my recent holiday, I received 4 speeding letters from West Mercia. He'd gone round the block twice (total journey is under a mile) and gone through two speeding cameras twice at over 30mph (not much, but enough). Anyone who knows Worcester - Tybridge St, New Road and back. It was fairly early hours, as he gets up at the crack of dawn.
I felt (and still do) sick to the stomach. I told him today and he was visibly shaken. Over the six months it's been there he has covered two or three miles, looked after it for me, and has accepted, reluctantly, just the occasional pint.
Can anyone offer any advice as to how I / we can approach the authorities for leniency? I will, of course, cover any fines. If it's a case that he will inevitably lose his licence, then I've been considering taking the hit myself so that he can fulfil his hope of getting behind the wheel again. Yes, I do know the implications of attempting this. He's not a poor driver, not doddery, the roads are triple carriageways and my BM doesn't have a 30mph speed on the clock - it goes from 20 to 40mph.
Apologies for prattling on, but I want to do what I can. This thread may sound like I've been abusing an old fellas good nature by parking there - please don't think that. We've been friends since I was in my twenties.
Thanks for reading
Tim