Unfair Speeding Fine

neilmcl

mark1959 wrote: »

Who was driving on the hard shoulder?

I know, but the point the judge made was that he wasn't guilty of ANY motoring offence because it was an "emergency".

Saver-upper

Isn't it true that if you are going to be fined,you need to be notified within 14 days?:

(last paragraph under "speeding Penalties")

https://www.gov.uk/speeding-penalties

Mobeer

Saver-upper wrote: »

Isn't it true that if you are going to be fined,you need to be notified within 14 days?...

You should be notified, either at the time of the offence or within 14 days, if you are easy to contact (i.e. all correct details on record, you own the car etc). If not notified then you have a defence, though the original poster decided to pay the fine rather than argue their case, plus we don't really know how long "a few months" actually was.

waamo

This whole story sounds fisher than Billingsgate market. The time frame doesn't add up. The threshold for enforcement doesn't stack up. No mention of a speed awareness course or returning a section 172 form.

Courts don't use email either. No mention of points too.

Sorry but none of this rings true.

George_Michael

neilmcl wrote: »

Unless the OP is Dr Who I'm not sure how this could all have occurred since August bank holiday 2016.

Even if that was the case, They still wouldn't have been prosecuted.
The TARDIS doesn't have registration plates so there wouldn't have been a registered address to send the paperwork to.