Court case gone wrong!!!

introuble!!

Hello Folks,

this is going to sound terrible but here goes - I have made a mistake in my testimony in court . Please read on before berating me

Would somebody be able to tell me for definitie if it can be proven that a full drivers license was sent by post or given to a person over the counter in a motor tax office? The reason im asking this is that recently i had to give my version of events under oath in court and i was asked a multitude of questions which i answered as truthfully as i could remember but one of the questions was " how did you receive your driving license?". It had been almost 2 years since i got my full license and i was convinced i had been given it over the counter after filling in the necessary forms + handing in my provisional. After i left the court my heart sank when i remembered actually how i had received it.

Let me fill in some of the details here which might help explain things a bit better....

Long story short, i made a mistake when i filled out my driving license application form. Instead of putting Apartment 89 etc etc etc. I put accidentally Apartment 26. The only possible reason that i would haev put apartment 26 on the application form would be out of force of habbit because my previous address was apartment 26 in a completely different part of the city!

I couldnt remember receiving my license by post and when i actually sat down to try and recall - i remembered having to call the processing dept in the motor tax office to enquire as to why my license hadnt arrived. They then told me it had been sent to apartment 26, Blah Blah etc etc. I thought that they had made a clerical error and didnt realise that it was my own stupid mistake. I then called into the owner of apt 26 and presto , my license was there.

I have to appear in court again shortly to have the matter settled and i am terrified about what implications my screw up could have!

Before anyone asks, i have a solicitor and he doesnt know this yet but I WILL be telling him well before the next hearing.

So you can see my conundrum - can anyone answer my original question maybe? or offer some friendly advice, i am fully aware that legal advice cannot be given in a forum and do not expect any.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this....

introuble!!

Forgot to mention that this whole situation evolved from a minor speeding offence . Just in case people think i had been involved in a crazy murder case.............

Dublin's Finest

I'll preface this by saying that I am in no way qualified to advise you on this.

But I would say that your intentions were good at the time, you made a mistake and didn't set out to lie.

Mention it to your solicitor and ask him to raise it at the next hearing. The judge will appreciate your honesty.

Maximilian

Please keep replies limited to the question

viz

can (it) be proven that a full drivers license was sent by post or given to a person over the counter in a motor tax office?

If for some reason you had sent your passport in with your application, it would have been returned to you by registered post. There may still be a record.

introuble!!

Nope, i remember filling out the forms in the motor tax office and handing in my provisional license, i dont think i needed to hand in my passport/birth cert...


Does anyone know if this counts as perjury? that is really whats worrying me

Our man in Havana

Only perjury if you knowingly give false testimony.

johnnyskeleton

Bond-007 wrote: »

Only perjury if you knowingly give false testimony.

It's only perjury if they catch you knowingly giving false testimony.

Maximilian

Seriously, what did I say? Thread closed.