No MOT fine - delay in receiving fine

[AC123]

Hi

I let the MOT run out on my car and got stopped. Hadn't realised it had run out, but heyho, it's my own silly fault.

Got £100 fine which is fair enough. I didn't receive the fine through the post for about a month - is it void if it doesn't appear in 21 days?

Thanks

[KungFuPanda]

No. Pay it.

[surveyor_101]

keep on digging or stop now it's entirely up to you.

[surveyor_101]

No don't and let your insurance expire and see if they date he timing right on that. Role the dice

[Aretnap]

They have six months from the date of the offence to commence court proceedings against you - that's the only relevant deadline.

They can send you a conditional offe of a fixed penalty (a "fine through the post") any time they like, and you can accept it or not accept it as you see fit. If you don't accept it they can commence court proceedings instead, assuming it's still withi 6 months of the (alleged) offence.

[TooMany2cvs]

AC123 said:

I didn't receive the fine through the post for about a month - is it void if it doesn't appear in 21 days?

You're thinking of the 14-day limit for notification of an impending prosecution. You received that when you were stopped.

[Cat]

TooMany2cvs said:

You're thinking of the 14-day limit for notification of an impending prosecution. You received that when you were stopped.

The OP may well be thinking of that however section 1 of the RTOA doesn't apply to MOT offences so there was no requirement for him to be warned when stopped or subsequently.

Cat

[4rephill]

[Zombie]

OP, No you muppet, pay it.