England & Wales

True or nonsense? The offence of being uninsured on a public road is applicable so surely you can do a check?

If I have my car insurance registered to an address other than my own, simply because it is cheaper, what is the offence? I'm thinking fraud, but is there an offence which fits better? Similarly, if I have the wrong address on my driving licence, does that constitute driving otherwise in accordance with a licence?

Hello all, I am currently writing a crime novel and in the interests of accuracy I am hoping some kindly soul on this forum will help me out. 1. Under the F.O.I. act would a member of the public be able to access documents relating to a closed police investigation into a series of murders (by which I mean one in which a successful prosecution has been made)? 2. If so, how would said person go about doing it and what type of documents would they obtain? 3. Can a member of the public find out the names of police personnel involved in a closed investigation? (e.g. who the S.I.O. was, the statement reader, etc) 4. If so, how would they go about contacting one of the offi…

Hi , Can anyone help me please I am really having a bad time with my ex I split up with her last september in which we have been amicable both got own places but in january we fell out as i had an argument with her mother so she phoned the police saying that she had told me to stop texting but she hadnt it seemed farsical as she had my house key and kept coming round so after the police had been i was given an harrasment warning which i found was un called for as she had never stopped texting and i showed them my phone so they said they would have a word i didnt think it seemed fair me getting an harrassment warning as she had made false allegations .so i havent contac…

Good Evening, I have come across your website as my wife was going through a case of stalking. A very long story short - Before I met my wife, in 2004 she got married to a man on a lot of false pretences and subsequently spent 5 years of mental and physical abuse. In the duration of 5 years they ended up with 2 children which she had to go to court to try and settle residence (She was also raped by the x-husband after leaving him and although he was charged, the Jewry were unable to come out with a majority conviction) . After leaving him she tried to get assistance from a religious priest, as being religious herself, she wanted to try and do things according to relig…

Hi all, I have a quick question. I am a serving officer. If you seize some CCTV for a MOWP and from the footage you get a good look at the suspect and the index of the vehicle, would it be bad practice in terms of identification procedures to establish the RO's name from PNC and then view the RO's photo on Police systems and provide an MG11 identifying the RO from this photo and the CCTV? Obviously the other option is to do a call on and bottom it out that way and I'm sure most people's first action would be to try and sort it civilly but for this example it needs to be pursued...... Thanks in advance

So tonight I went into my local bookies to stick a bet on the football, when entered the staff asked me about this carrier bag that had been left there by a customer and has been there for a number of hours. I felt the bag and felt something soft and boney in there, I told the staff I thought it was some sort of animal so I was going to look. Upon opening the bag a little bit I see a tiny black and white paw sticking out. I open it further to see a dead kitten just said there. I told the staff they should contact the RSPCA which they did and the kitten is awaiting to be removed. What offences has the owner committed by dumping the dead kitten in the bookies?

Hello My question is relating to a case at my school. The case is well sort of over now, I decided not to follow up and rquested the police to let the guy off with a warning. A few days back, a "friend" of mine for no clear reason, decided to sling a Blu-Ray case at me. This was done with considerable force and from a distance of just over 4-5 feet. Before the battery, he was slandering at me as well, which sort of indicated some intent. I called up 999 as soon as I had cleared up and managed all the dripping blood. I do remember the case leaving his hand, and striking me around the optical-nasal area. I had deffinately hurt my nose and the nose bridge of my glasses ha…

OK, so in the last few days it's become obvious that I need to get some new knives, both for myself and as a gift for my Christmas hosts (since I don't ever intend to repeat the experience of trying to slice vegetables for Christmas dinner with a small, blunt, serrated blade that bends in the middle if you prod it). I'm comparing several ranges at the moment, but now I just need to work out how to get them home legally, since they're obviously hard to buy online. I've seen a similar question come up before but mostly in the context of Outdoor activities, and the OP is always very clear that the knife wouldn't be over 3" in length, and so on. The thing is, mine would be- …

hi can anyone answer my question 15years ago a police officer arrested me for assault on himself,which went to court and i was conficted,the apparant assult was a x partner had been arrested on criminal damage to my fathers car,he was arrested on a entry to my home we was all outside when my home telephone starting ringing,i went to gain entry to my property when the officer concerned stoppd me with his arms resulting to a graze on his arm off the side of my home and a scratched watch,threw this i was convicted of assault,i now want to go into employment caring for the elderly which i,ll b needed to have a enhancent polic check will this be on my records and affect me get…

whats the defence for wearing a sgian-dubh as part of highland dress in E&W? in scotland it comes under Section 49 subsection 5 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) 1995 it should (if similar to scotland) come under the section of whichever law deals with sikhs carrying the kirpan... Edit: Found it! Section 139 subsection 5 ( c) Criminal Justice Act 1988