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Penalty points / fine question

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  • 06-11-2007 3:26am
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    iwhelan
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭


    Can someone advise...

    I got a speeding notice, promptly sent off my CC details to pay the fine. However they sent back the form saying they could not accept it as the name I put down was not the same as the name on my driving licence ( I left out my middle name).

    My problem is that this letter got lost at the back of a pile of junk mail, by the time I read it, fixed the error and sent it back, they refused to accept it as it was out of the 58 day period. I called and asked them about this and they said that I would be getting a summons.

    Is there a way to pay the fine without having to go through the whole court proceeings? Also,will this automatically mean that the two penalty points will now increase to 4?

    Jaysus...


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    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 45,788 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    i reckon you are stuck with the summons, but as long as you don't contest (and lose) in court it remains at 2 points.


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    Del2005
    Registered Users Posts: 18,988 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    I'd bring all the letters to court with you and show the judge if asked. Should just get away with the 2 points as you did try and pay and are pleading guilty.


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    louie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭louie


    If you have the proof that you sent the payment but they didn't accepted because of the middle name, you have a chance to get away with minimum penalty.

    They must be idiots or just like to be occured.


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    SMERSH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭SMERSH


    Play your cards right and you might get away scott free. ;)


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    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    Call into the Garda that issued the ticket, explain the situation and if he has any decency in him then the summons wont reach the court !


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    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    I think the local SuperIntendant has the power to stop something from going to court. Check with the local Gardai and see what they;ve to say.


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    Jeapy
    Registered Users Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Jeapy


    My mum had a similar problem with a parking fine. My brother parked on a double yellow line and didnt know he'd been caught (there was no ticket on the windscreen).
    My uncle then suddenly (at 52) passed away and my mum was left to sort all of his financial and legal work. The fine came in the post at some stage with what seemed like hundreds of letters addressed to my recently deceased uncle and it all got a bit much for her so she avoided the post and never saw the fine...court summons! She attempted to pay by cheque (knowing it was too late) and the cheque was sent back to her.
    A few gardai that she knows spoke to the garda but he refused to drop the court thing and it went to court. The judge got angry at the garda for wasting time! Mum just paid the fine with the same cheque they refused to take.
    Hopefully the penalty points wont increase. Do try to get another garda to speak to your fella (!), cant do any harm. Good luck. :o


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