Yep you should have received the fixed charge (by ordinary post) - is the address correct on the summons and same as on driving licence?
Do you know is this the law?Payment cant be made at all now unfortunately.
I'm not expecting him to back off...merely let me pay the fine.Unless you had really good reasons to speed I doubt the Gardai will back off
Thanks...Best of luck with it.
Or throw the whole lot in the bin and forget about it.
"No...my licence would have my old address but the address on the summons was obviously correct". Now the problem is your notice obviously went to the old address and was returned to the fines dept. where it was updated and then the summons arrived at the new address I believe. You really are supposed to have the up to date address on the licence so that won't help in court possibly. And again sadly I know for fact that once the 56 days go by absolutely no payment can be made as the matter is out of the fines office hands and into the courts. Depends on the judge - some can't be bothered but others can come down hard, especially as your licence wasn't in the correct new address. But don't despair, many a case has been thrown out on the day so its all down to luck I'm afraid.
I'm sorry tinkerbell but the address on the licence is not the the one that is used. How do they know who's driving and thus who's licence to check- I am assuming it was a camera shot and that you were not actually stopped for the speeding? The address that would be used is the address to which the car is registered. Might you have changed your car shortly before the speeding date?
It's worth giving the guard on the summons a ring and see what he/she has to say.
http://www.transport.ie/about/OurMinisters.asp?lang=ENG&loc=1219 (not any more)I'll be getting onto the Minister for Transport (Seamus Brennan?).
http://www.transport.ie/about/OurMinisters.asp?lang=ENG&loc=1219 (not any more)
In the meantime I may write to the Minister anyway. It's farcical that our legal process seems to hinge on An Post (of all organisations) delivering post to people!!!
I had no idea this was the case. How can the onus be put on you to prove you didn't receive something? You can't prove a negative. I can't believe letters like this aren't registered. I have in the past received letters/documents that are much less important than this - and they were hand delivered/signed for via same day delivery (!)
Your situation is a complete joke - best of luck - and definitely complain!
Eh, think you'll find the Minister for Justice is the man to right to on this one.
Not sure what Dept of Transport has to do with gardai and courts?
I had no idea this was the case. How can the onus be put on you to prove you didn't receive something? You can't prove a negative. I can't believe letters like this aren't registered. I have in the past received letters/documents that are much less important than this - and they were hand delivered/signed for via same day delivery (!)
Your situation is a complete joke - best of luck - and definitely complain!
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