Paid speeding fine but court summons appears

I got a fine for speeding. paid it within the 28 days. I got a letter back from the gardai saying they could not accept the payment giving no reason. I rang the guards and they said i didnt have 2 pay it. Stupidly i left it at that and a few months later got a court summons to appear in court for not paying the fine. I didnt keep the letter from the gardai and i dont have any proof that i paid. I went to the gardai they say i have to go to court and they are not going to help me. What can i do? is there anyway I can get proof of the letter sent to me? or that i tried to pay the fine? the gardai seem content to let me go to court and get 4 points and a massive fine! this is so unfair! Any advice greatly appreciated

What method of payment did you use ?

i used cheque but i was fined a few weeks later for croosing a white line so i used that cheque to pay it rather than wasting a new one! so i cant say dat because that makes me look like i break the law on a regular basis which i dont!

So you didn't pay the original fine and that's why you were summoned to court.

Yes but i tried to> They sent it back to me and when i rang them they said i didnt have to pay it. I thought that was the end of it. I have no prrof to show that i paid but it was sent back for no reason.

invisible said:

Yes but i tried to> ... I have no prrof to show that i paid but it was sent back for no reason.

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But you didn't pay and now you can't say why they refused to process the fine.

IME the letter enclosing your cheque would have had a reason on it, e.g.

• Licence details not supplied
• Fine document not signed
• Outside of 28-day period.

yeah i know it should have but it actually didnt. it said we cannot accept the fine for the following reason and then there was a blank space. I thought it was strange at the time but when the guard said just forget about it i said grand. I just thought the guards had made a mistake and didnt want to admit it.