Late paying speeding ticket...help!

[Beetle_Crazy]

A few days before I went away on holiday I was stopped doing 91 in a 70 zone in my bf's car. Got the pink ticket, told 28 days to pay the fine etc.

Trouble is I lost the pink slip and have no idea what date it actually happened. I genuinely just remembered about it now and called to tell them I'm sorry but have lost the ticket. The woman was very snappy and said it's gone to the procurator fiscal and there's no point trying to call him.

I'm totally panicking. I genuinely forgot with all the stuff that's been going on this month (the holiday was super stressful) and I really can't afford to lose my license

Anyone else experienced this? What is the procedure? Can I appeal?

[Dwight VanDriver]

Is this the 172 notice to name driver for a CO.

T's and C's I'm afraid.

You had 28 days to respond .......you obviously didn't so they have passed it to PF for Court proceedings.

dvd

[mmm-five]

You won't lose your licence...probably!

At worst you'll have to go to court to plead guilty, pay your (now increased) fine + victim surcharge, and collect some nice points for your licence.

[Beetle_Crazy]

I was already due 3 points for my license and the fine is £60. I was more than willing to pay it, I just obviously thought I had more time than I did and she won't even tell me how late I am

[Terzo123]

If you were stopped and issued with a conditional offer, then effectively thats all it it a "Conditional offer" - accept the points and fine and you wont have to go to court

If you fail to comply with the conditions of this offer within 28 days, the officers involved will instead report the matter to the PF.

Generally, but not always the PF will give you a further opportunity to accept the fine and points or give you the option to take it to court.

[stuwalsh]

Beetle_Crazy said:

procurator fiscal

Sounds like Scottish law which may differ from the rest.

A few years ago I was nabbed using my mobile phone, (fair cop!), while driving and given a fixed penalty notice. I lost the notice and wrote a letter to the local court giving an approximate date of the offence, my vehicle and personal details and took it down to the courthouse. By luck, the back part of the ticket had not been handed in by plod. The court agreed I had provided all necessary information to trace the ticket but were unable to accept my payment without either my slip or the back part from plod.

They kept a note of my details and confirmed that I had attempted to pay and would not be penalised for not doing so.

A nice lady from the court rang me about 6 weeks later saying nothing had yet arrived. When I asked where I stood, here exact words were "Think of this as an early Christmas present!"

The moral of my tale is sopmetimes plod don't actually process all the paperwork or occasionally loose the original ticket books.

My advice for all fixed penalty notices is to visit the court in person, offer to pay stating the original has been misplaced, and see what happens from there.

[Beetle_Crazy]

Yeah sorry, it was Tayside Police that stopped me. The courts they listed are all miles away but I'm willing to make a trip tomorrow, assuming it'll make any difference? :|

[Marti99]

My wife did the same thing. Scamera, motorway, 82mph. On M6. Nip followed. £60 and 3 points. I told her not to bother replying as it wasn't sent recorded. I think she had one other reminder. (still not sent recorded. I again told her to ignore it. This is a mistake.)

A couple of months later she was summoned to court for failing to provide info to identify driver. Long story, tried writing letter admitting guilt to speeding, they didnt accept that, spoke to solicitor in Scotland (where we live) and he thought there could be a get out in the paperwork. (Scottish solicitor can't officially work on an english case. )

Eventually pled guilty to failing to identify. A

After doing an income/expenses sheet from the court which showed outgoings as slightly more than income, still got a £300 fine and 3 points.

Insurance companies really don't like having MS90 on their books either. (about £150 extra per year.)

Needless to say I had to pay her fine. Oops.

Edit. I'm drunk and this is about about replying to a nip. Sorry. Good luck anyway.....

Edited by Marti99 on Saturday 10th March 00:41

[Mandat]

I had a similar situation in the mid 90's where I received a FPN but was late sending off the cheque to the ticket office. A week or so later I received a letter returning my cheque, saying that because I had missed the payment deadline that the matter is being referred to the court. A further 3-4 weeks later I get another letter saying that although there was sufficient evidence to convict, they were not going to proceed with the case. A bit of a result in the end.

[davepoth]

It's a court date for certain unfortunately. No chance of getting out of it, but you'll be able to plead guilty by post. The penalty shouldn't be substantially worse than the ticket would have been, but it's entirely at the whim of the court. Expect a larger fine though.

[fr 150 boy]

I'm more or less in the same boat, I was caught doing 35mph in 30 back in September last year, paid £100 fine, but forgot to send off my licence, then this morning I had a letter to be Summond to court, I've pleaded guilty via the direct.gov webste, so fingers crossed I don't get my pants pulled down
I was caught via a scammer van, not bad 5 months after the offence.

[krotov71]

fr 150 boy said:

I'm more or less in the same boat, I was caught doing 35mph in 30 back in September last year, paid £100 fine, but forgot to send off my licence, then this morning I had a letter to be Summond to court, I've pleaded guilty via the direct.gov webste, so fingers crossed I don't get my pants pulled down
I was caught via a scammer van, not bad 5 months after the offence.

Hi. Whats happen on the end?
I sent letter seems to be late for day or two... want to know what to expect from them. Thanks