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Speeding fine when not driving the car - pls help?
Brookebaloo
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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone had experienced a similar problem? I own a taxi and at night times i have 2 drivers who work for me. As the register owner i received a speeding fine through the post abou 6 weeks ago. I checked my diary to note which driver ti was that night and mentioned the ticket to him. On the reverse of the fine was a notification which I completed photocopied and sent back to advise I wasn't the named driver on that particular evening. All was well or so I thought. I mentioned I had completed this to my driver as he was fine with this. He advised me a few weeks down the line that he had heard from the council about his ticket. I presumed this was the end of the matter, and since then the driver has not worked for a few weeks for health reasons. Todat in the post I have received a baliff demand advising they would be coming around in 7 days for non-payment of the £500 fine to seize goods - i was shocked and my wife is in hysterics. In hindsight i should have recorded delivery the letter i sent back. I can't get hold of my local magistrates (or my driver) until tommorrow morning - can anyone advise me of a worst case scenario if my driver now turns around to deny driving on that particular evening, as gut instinct tells me he will???? Any help appreciated - many thanks
I was wondering if anyone had experienced a similar problem? I own a taxi and at night times i have 2 drivers who work for me. As the register owner i received a speeding fine through the post abou 6 weeks ago. I checked my diary to note which driver ti was that night and mentioned the ticket to him. On the reverse of the fine was a notification which I completed photocopied and sent back to advise I wasn't the named driver on that particular evening. All was well or so I thought. I mentioned I had completed this to my driver as he was fine with this. He advised me a few weeks down the line that he had heard from the council about his ticket. I presumed this was the end of the matter, and since then the driver has not worked for a few weeks for health reasons. Todat in the post I have received a baliff demand advising they would be coming around in 7 days for non-payment of the £500 fine to seize goods - i was shocked and my wife is in hysterics. In hindsight i should have recorded delivery the letter i sent back. I can't get hold of my local magistrates (or my driver) until tommorrow morning - can anyone advise me of a worst case scenario if my driver now turns around to deny driving on that particular evening, as gut instinct tells me he will???? Any help appreciated - many thanks
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Council? Speeding fine? Bailiffs?
Speed enforcement is handled by the police..Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
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LeeSouthEast wrote: »Council? Speeding fine? Bailiffs?
Speed enforcement is handled by the police..
It was a camera fine, which i'm assuming has never been paid and has since been referred to the local magistrates court for payment? However I will know more tommorrow when I call them up.0 -
It was likely your local 'Safety Camera Partnership' then, but it is still dealt with by the police as far as FPN issuance goes. Essentially your liabilty ended with the supply of the driver details. It is the driver who is liable and not the owner of the vehicle, where the owner has supplied details requested. Don't fret about it, but I would clarify WHO they are, and WHY they are persuing the registered owner of the vehicle when you have given them details of who was driving at the time in question.
Good luck.Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
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Do you have proof of delivery of the returned NIP ?0
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Do you have proof of delivery of the returned NIP ?
No i didn't think to send it recorded delivery which i'm kicking myself for! However, my driver did confirm to me in a adhoc conversation that 'they' (i'm assuming he meant magistrates or police) had contacted him so that would mean they received my letter informing them of the driver on that particular evening.0
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