Hi Walid,

Welcome and don't worry about being judged - we have all been on the wrong side of the law at one point of another.

In terms of whether you have a police record or not, I'd do as BenS suggested and get a subject access request in to the police force in the area that you were pulled over.

If that comes back saying nothing, then there are two situations:

1) the CPS decided to not take the case any further

2) It's still held up in the court system - if this is the case then it's not up to you, or indeed in your interests, to chase it up. Also, for all immigration purposes you do not have a conviction, so can answer truthfully when you re-enter.

First things first, get that SAR in and then it'll all be a lot clearer.

Hi Walid,

I'm assuming it was the metropolitan police rather than British transport police that pulled you over?

Either way, the met are taking up to 6 weeks at the moment to reply to SAR's, so you can apply here and they may be quicker - https://www.acro.police.uk/subject_access.aspx

That website will allow you to apply online, but you can do it by post, too.

You can also apply to the met directly for any locally held information that they have about you, which can be done here via the 'application 2' section - https://content.met.police.uk/Article/Making-a-subject-access-request/1400005855548/1400005855548

Hope that helps

Hi Walid,

Don't worry about SISII, that concerns more serious offences. I very much doubt a POTENTIAL charge for driving without insurance will result in a passport flag. In fact, it won't, so don't worry about it

Hi Walid,

First of all, on this website, you never need to worry about being judged

OK. What was on the form that you signed? Did they give you a copy of it? Did it say anything about you accepting your guilt and/or that it constitutes a conviction? You say you were fined - did you actually pay the fine, or did you opt to be heard by a court because you disputed your guilt and/or the fine?

If you didn't sign anything that accepted your guilt and you have not been to court or been contacted by a court about conviction in your absence, then I can't see how you can have a conviction. But did you perhaps move address shortly after this happened, or is there any way in which there may have been difficulties contacting you in the weeks and months after the event?

To be absolutely sure of knowing whether you have a conviction, you can do a Subject Access Request (very precise information here: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/personal-information). Address it to the police force of the area you were in when you got stopped/fined. By law, they have to respond to your request within 40 days and it must tell you all the information they have on you.

Good luck and I hope you can visit the UK again.