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Good character - traffic offence rescinded

Post by Futurecitizenoftheuk » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:32 pm

Good Afternoon,

I am seeking clarification of the best course of action in filling the naturalisation application. 20 years ago, when I first came to this beautiful country, I was caught driving a car with no insurance. I wasn’t the owner/registered keeper of the vehicle (this comes in later) and I was given FPN (£200) plus 6 points on my license. My EU driving license was held by the police and the car was seized. A few days later a letter arrived to my address with my license and information (from memory along the lines of) as you weren’t the owner/registered keeper of the car please disregard the previously issued FPN (and if paid I will get it refunded) and the matter must be dealt by the court. I have never heard anything further about this case. A few months later I’ve exchanged my foreign (EU) license to a UK one. I have never had those six points put on my license (back in the day there were counterpart paper licenses with endorsements on them). I have just received ACRO from PNC and this incident doesn’t feature on there. My question is: do I declare this incident with explanation (and if so where - in the convictions and penalties section or in a cover letter or both?). I am also thinking about filling SAR to the local police force where I was stopped those 20years ago however I am not sure if that’s necessary and I should just declare it/not declare it regardless. Any advice most welcome! Thank you kindly.

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Re: Good character - traffic offence rescinded

Post by alterhase58 » Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:48 pm

My own personal opion, if that was 20 years ago there's nothing to disclose.
Very unlikely this would be on any database anywhere especially as it wasn't taken any further.
I wouldn't bother with an SAR to the police either, they would have data cleansed many times over since then.
After all it's not a capital offence, and I am assuming you don't have a history of criminal convictions.
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Re: Good character - traffic offence rescinded

Post by Futurecitizenoftheuk » Sat Jan 10, 2026 6:40 pm

Thank you. I actually have been arrested for drunk and disorderly in 2006 (long story - bouncers in the nightclub wouldn’t let me back in after telling me earlier to get some fresh air outside. I demanded they return my jacket from cloakroom, as it was middle of the winter. They refused while I wasn’t going to go home without it so kept pulling on the door handle which led to boys in blue having to intervene) resulting in a penalty notice - this is the only thing showing up on PNC ACRO which I just received. So my plan is to obviously disclose the above plus speeding ticket from 2007 plus last year speed awareness course. Is it also worth / does my situation warrant a covering letter?
1. Arrest for Drunk & disorderly - penalty notice - 2006
2. Speeding ticket 2007
3. Speed awareness course 2024

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Re: Good character - traffic offence rescinded

Post by contorted_svy » Sun Jan 11, 2026 11:28 am

Hard to know when a cover letter is warranted, you can do that for your own peace of mind, and elaborate on how your character has changed.
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