by Missy69 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 05:35 am
I was in an auto accident on Nov 19, 2010. I have insurance for myself and my vehicle, but on that day I was driving another person's vehicle due to mine was in the shop. I had a person pull out in front of me in which I had no chance to stop and was in an accident. I was not given a ticket at the scene of the accident and the police didn't blame me for the accident. I gave the police the insurance cards that were in the vehicle showing the insurance on the vehicle. One week later the police showed up at my door saying the vehicle I was driving was not insured. Now I paid $700.00 to a lawyer went to court and was told to say guilty for the vehicle not having insurance even though it was not my vehicle. Being told I would only get 4 points on my licence. The state now wants to take my license away for 1 year, even though I have insurance on my own vehicle. This is in the state of Missouri. Plus give me the points, and I must provide proof of insurance until 2015. How is this possible when it was not my vehicle I was driving and I didn't know the one I was driving didn't have insurance at the time. Could you please give me some advice on what to do, I feel that I now paid out so much money for a lawyer for nothing. Plus I pay my insurance each month so don't understand why my licence it being taken.
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 08:17 am Post Subject:
How is this possible when it was not my vehicle I was driving and I didn't know the one I was driving didn't have insurance at the time. Could you please give me some advice on what to do, I feel that I now paid out so much money for a lawyer for nothing.
Well, since you pled guilty to an offense, you are now stuck with that and the consequences. You might be able to find another attorney willing to take your money to sue the first one for malpractice, but that's a longshot. Had you pled "Not Guilty" and lost, you could have appealed the decision . . . if you had legitimate grounds for an appeal.
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