Advice needed on appeal for court appointed speeding fine
Discussion
Gooly said:
You're certainly right, I am my own worst enemy and no I'm not a lucky person by any means.
I've found the receipt for the original NIP. Does the NIP have a plea on it? Does proof of sending NIP to the police station mean anything?
Also, would demonstrating my current means form as some kind of reason for the fine to be excessive?
The only thing that could have saved you would have been proving the court had made an administrative error. That would mean a Recorded Delivery docket.I've found the receipt for the original NIP. Does the NIP have a plea on it? Does proof of sending NIP to the police station mean anything?
Also, would demonstrating my current means form as some kind of reason for the fine to be excessive?
Edited by Gooly on Saturday 4th October 18:17
Your very, very best case scenario would be that the fine would be reduced from £400 plus costs to £200 plus costs.
However, you'll need to spend a day in court to do that. Crown Court is a lot more formal than the mags court. It's a serious business.
When you appeal, IIRC they look at the punishment from scratch. Therefore you do run the risk that they might say 5 points and £200 is more appropriate, but they may also say that a short ban is more appropriate. If you lose there's also additional costs to pay.
My advice is to stop digging and spend your time requesting to pay back the fine in instalments.
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