Am posting this for a friend in ireland. Thought someone couldn;t help us out with this issue.
She' got 2 court summons for speeding. Both were issued 7 mths back for offence over a yr ago. moved into a new home
but summons were sent to the rented accomodation which she no longer live in. she has all the docs to proove that she's moved from that address at the time. these court orders were issued and came to Her as a surprise through the local cops at her new address. If she had known she;'d have paid it definately. she has now hired a solicitor to try and sort things for her....Any idea's how big a hole will this lawyer burn of her pocket?
2007-03-20 21:11:19 · 10 answers · asked by me5abanjatti 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
hi the thing is she's got 2 summons for speeding not one. and both were sent to the old address. She's tried going to the old place to check if there were any mails but those tenants told her that there's no mails, she kept going there until they refused to answer the door. she had informed the land lord that should there be any mails pls forward it to the new address and all that. Its been 1 yr and 2 mths now since she moved. reason she's gone to the lawyer is that the same lawyer handle the paperwork for the new house, so she knows her. Plus she's got all the motor tax renewal paperwork n bank statements n many correspondence come to the new address. if the Cop could find her to pass the court order, why couldn;t they come pass the summons. Obviously they dont care a damn. How fair is that? If she would have known she's got those summons, she would have paid. There;s no thrill in being a criminal is there???
2007-03-21 05:57:35 · update #1
Hey Granny, thanx for ur response. I think you lost the track! duh! who's talking abt the car payin the fine. Jeeez!
2007-03-26 04:57:19 · update #2
The summons is for the person and not the address the person lives at. If you knew there was a summons then it was your duty to inform the court of the new address. As far as the lawyer goes it depends on how much work he/she has to do. The most the person is going to get from the court would probably be a fine anyway and points from the licence. If the excuse was genuine and there was no attempt to deceive the court may take this into consideration. You pay for what you get as far as the lawyer goes. Ask for a breakdown of the fees he/she will charge and they have a good idea how much this will cost all up. But don't forget to take into consideration the court costs. You can also apply to the court for time to pay if you are having financial difficulties. It is not in the courts interest to be sending people to gaol for speeding fines. Good luck
2007-03-20 21:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Paul D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you move, it's your responsibility to ensure any mail etc is sent to the new address. Your friend could have arranged for the post to be redirected or visited the old address to collect any mail.
As far as the court is concerned, the address they're aware of is the one they use and they won't be impressed, I'm afraid, by excuses of changing address.
The solicitor MAY be successful in sorting things out, as to how much it will cost - who knows? A colleague recently had a lawyer working for him and he was charged £120 per hour.
2007-03-21 04:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by champer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why pay a solicitor, your friend has a reasonable explanation, why not answer the summons by going to Court herself and telling the Magistrates what happened. The solicitor can only do the same but they will charge a fortune to do it. I suspect the Magistrate may feel more empathy to her if she has the decency to stand in front of them and explain and that can only be good for her.
2007-03-21 07:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by Captain Sarcasm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just stuff the lawyer and goto the court and do it yourself. sometimes it gets frustrating when you want to plead your case to the judge and you know what to say but the lawyer either doesn't say it properly, or they twist it so it makes you look a idiot and it's all your fault, or they miss a lot out of what you want to say and don't get the full story across the judge. so basically the lawyer makes you look guilty. sack them and do it yourself. that way you get to talk to the judge yourself and look him in the eyes when your talking to him and he will repect you for that. if you keep looking away you will make yourself look guilty. look him in the eyes and give it to him straight and not only will he get the proper full story from you but respect you. you save money on a lawyer too. once you plead your case yourself then you will find yourself not guilty
2007-03-21 04:38:44 · answer #4 · answered by JESTER 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way it works is as follows if she was summonsed for speeding in England and she has moved to Ireland then the summons will not go to her address in Ireland as Swansea has no jurisdiction in Ireland she will also receive no points as long as she applies for a Ireland licence but if she has just moved to another part of England then she has to pay and she will be given points i live in Dublin and i regularly go to England if i am caught speeding nothing will happen as Swansea can not contact Dublin this is a fact the dvla Swansea cameras only endorse dvla Swansea drivers only and summons only go to dvla Swansea addresses only my advice if she has moved to Ireland write on the summons addressee living in Ireland then they will know were you are but they wont send any mail to Ireland i know because i know someone in the eire department of transport good luck
2007-03-21 05:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by danny boy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She has to pay the fines and has added unnecessary costs to herself with the lawyer.
2007-03-21 04:21:08 · answer #6 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A summons is for an individual person, not an address. She has to pay the fines.
2007-03-21 04:17:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't see why she needs a lawyer cant she speak up for herself it seems straight forward enough.
2007-03-21 04:22:20 · answer #8 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got to the citizens advice bureau. They helped me out no end.
2007-03-21 04:36:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you get caught speeding then it is you that will have to pay the fine not the car. dose your friend not know this??
2007-03-26 05:50:29 · answer #10 · answered by Granny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋