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Endorsement On licence

  • 02-06-2010 6:59pm
    #1
    Westwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭


    Hello All,
    Back in 2003 I stupidly drove an old car of a friends to see if it was working and got pulled and went to court and got my licence endorsed and a 2 grand fine, those were fun times indeed :o

    It wasn't until 2008 that I actually got my licence stamped due to never handing it in unknowingly, its due to come off in may 2011.

    I recently passed a C licence truck test and I am hoping to obtain work in this area and would need a clean licence, it is stamped section 56 convicted of an endorseable r.t.a and the date.

    I am not sure what a potential employer would think of this and would his insurance be effected because of it? I just wanted to know if their is any way around this by appealing the conviction or any other information on this would be gratefully appreciated, cheers


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  • #2
    Bosco boy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭Bosco boy


    Westwood wrote: »
    Hello All,
    Back in 2003 I stupidly drove an old car of a friends to see if it was working and got pulled and went to court and got my licence endorsed and a 2 grand fine, those were fun times indeed :o

    It wasn't until 2008 that I actually got my licence stamped due to never handing it in unknowingly, its due to come off in may 2011.

    I recently passed a C licence truck test and I am hoping to obtain work in this area and would need a clean licence, it is stamped section 56 convicted of an endorseable r.t.a and the date.

    I am not sure what a potential employer would think of this and would his insurance be effected because of it? I just wanted to know if their is any way around this by appealing the conviction or any other information on this would be gratefully appreciated, cheers

    the date of the endorsement will be on the licence but so will the date of the court case, I would explain it as you have to the employer. the only issue is with the employers insurance company but they may be flexible given that the court was so long ago and you have no convictions since, you have no grounds for an appeal its simply your own error. best of luck


  • #3
    Westwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Westwood


    Thanks for that BoscoBoy. yes the court case was 2003 and have had no points or convictions since. I read that after 5 years from the court case the endorsement has ran its course in the insurance companies eyes, not sure if this is true. A section 56 endorsement (no insurance) would be at the low end of the scale id imagine. It’s just a matter of applying for jobs now, not sure if I should say at interview stage about the endorsement or wait till im offered a position, don’t want to waste their time and mine..


  • #4
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Westwood wrote: »
    It’s just a matter of applying for jobs now, not sure if I should say at interview stage about the endorsement or wait till im offered a position, don’t want to waste their time and mine..
    Most employers, especially those in haulage would ask before or during the interview. Lying is a firing offence.


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