3 points plus £295

Aretnap

prosaver wrote: »

you should off got a letter saying, do you want to pay 40 pound and if you ignore this letter it goes to court and you have to pay court cost also
:cool:

That's incorrect. First of all the fixed penalty is £100, not £40. Secondly the police are under no obligation to offer a fixed penalty, and often go straight to court if the light had been red for a long time.

Aretnap

prosaver wrote: »

that the problem then.
Phone your local police station and see what they say:beer:

They'll say "it's gone to court now, it's not our problem".

prosaver

has the law changed? cause i got a letter and paid 60 quid and points?

sorry gotta go

AdrianC

Moneysavingnewbie999 wrote: »

even when it wasn't my decision to go to court

It wasn't your decision because your offence was determined to be more serious than deserved a £100 FPN. If that then had you receiving a lower penalty than somebody whose offence was deemed less serious, then you can see why that would not be appropriate, I presume?

AdrianC

prosaver wrote: »

has the law changed? cause i got a letter and paid 60 quid and points?

Fixed penalties went up from £60 to £100 in 2013.

PCMcGarry

prosaver wrote: »

that the problem then.
Phone your local police station and see what they say:beer:

Are you just making things up?

Aretnap

Moneysavingnewbie999 wrote: »

I guess my question is are the victim surcharge, costs and court charge applicable in my case even when it wasn't my decision to go to court and I pleaded guilty straightaway? Because they have turned a £40 fine into £295.

Yes - they're applicable to all convictions, though the level depends on the type of case. If you'd pleaded not guilty and then been convicted the victim surcharge would have been the same, but the prosecution costs and the criminal courts charge would have been quite a lot higher.

Mercdriver

Aretnap wrote: »

Yes - they're applicable to all convictions, though the level depends on the type of case. If you'd pleaded not guilty and then been convicted the victim surcharge would have been the same, but the prosecution costs and the criminal courts charge would have been quite a lot higher.

The fine would have been higher due no discount for early guilty plea, and depending on the fine, the victim's surcharge can be higher as it is a percentage of the fine.

JayCartwright

Mercdriver wrote: »

The fine would have been higher due no discount for early guilty plea, and depending on the fine, the victim's surcharge can be higher as it is a percentage of the fine.

If he got a sumons and sent the forms straight off that is the earliest opportunity he could have pleaded so should have got the discount.

Mercdriver

JayCartwright wrote: »

If he got a sumons and sent the forms straight off that is the earliest opportunity he could have pleaded so should have got the discount.

If you read the post I was quoting, the poster was talking about an eventuality where the defendant has pleaded not guilty.