Can I get a license?

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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Hi everyone, I’m in the process of attaining a C license. I’m working my way up to being a Paramedic, so I need a C1, but I thought I might as well go for a C for not a lot more money :smiley:

I’ve just been filling out form D2 . Reading through the accompanying leaflet, I spot this:

If you are under 21 years of age, any penalty points recorded against you may prevent you from holding lorry entitlement. (See section ‘Your conduct’)

This is worrying, as I was given a TS10 and 3 points for going through a red traffic light in October 2012, referring to the your conduct section of the leaflet:

All applicants for and holders of lorry and bus driving license entitlement, are subject to more stringent conduct requirements than ordinary license holders.

When applying for these license applicants must declare any findings of guilt, fixed penalties and cautions for offences relating to drivers’ hours, vehicle road worthiness or loading.

If you are under 21 years of age, penalty points recorded against you may prevent you from holding lorry entitlement.

The Secretary of State for Transport may refer any case where a question arises relating to the conduct of a lorry or bus driver to the Traffic Commissioner for the area in which you live.

In all cases of conduct, the Traffic Commissioner, acting on behalf of the secretary of state, will decide whether or not to grant you an entitlement to drive lorries or buses. In so doing all endorsements on your license will be taken into account, together with all other relevant findings of guilt, fixed penalties and cautions, before making a decision.

Has anyone had experience of this? I really hope they wouldn’t stop me getting a license because of a silly 3 point offence, but I’d rather find out before I fork out money for a medical :laughing:

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Yes I had a similar situation when I got my bus licence.

Basically I received a letter inviting me to see the traffic commissioner to plead my case as to why I should hold a professional driver.

In my case I phoned the office because the date was 2 weeks after I was supposed to start, pleaded my case and asked if it could be brought forward. Ok it was a bit different because the bus firm was going to train me as well.

The long and short of it was that I didn’t have to attend in the end.

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It’s never come up before. Maybe if those points where for drink driving or something similar?
I did my class 1 at 24

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tgal7032:
If you are under 21 years of age,

I presume this has something to do with the lowered age of 18 for vocational licences nowadays. Three points on a licence wouldn’t have been any cause for concern previously and not by the looks of things if you’re over 21 so I can’t see it being much of a problem.

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Probably…just have to plead your case to them, and perhaps a paramedic in training will get a real grilling as to the dangers of jumping lights !

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3 wheeler:
Probably…just have to plead your case to them, and perhaps a paramedic in training will get a real grilling as to the dangers of jumping lights !

There were mitigating circumstances, but the only way to get off would have been in court. A 17 year old on L plates on a bike vs a Traffic Sergeant would never have ended in my favour.

Either way on paper I’ve got a conviction :frowning:

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Well at this point as far as I can tell you will only have forked out for medical, which is the scheme of things is a drop in the ocean. I would go for it and see what happens, not exactly got much to lose. Can’t see any way to find out in advance, sorry!