If I don't pay a speeding fine, will I really get taken to court?

Answer 1

Oh Yes you will! Not only will you end up in court, but you will lose your license for up to 90 days and have to pay a HUGE fine, on top of the cost of the ticket. You may even get 6 months of probation.

Answer 2

Theres some stupid answers here! First of all a fine is a fine no matter if it is for no TV licence or speeding. It is a fixed penalty first normally £60 then it goes up 50% and is made into a fine.You can not have your licence taken from you for not paying a fine.
I think the procedure may vary from magistrates court to court, but where i work you have a reminder first, then they will try to contact you by phone. If not they will use the computer to find out if you are on the dole or working and can take the money direct without your permission. If this does not work they will issue a summons for you to attend court for non-payment ( you do not get fined more for not attending) When you go you may not have to go into court if you either pay in full or arrange payments with a court officer. If you do not attend or pay, the court will issue a no-bail warrant ( this is not put on the police national computer at the moment) Either a baliff will take over the account ( you get baliff charges ) or a civilian warrant officer will call on you and either tell you when he wants you to come to court or can arrest you on the spot (depends how he feels and if he has time to take you to court). If he arrests you he will take you direct to court or if the court is closed to a police station to be held until court starts. AT ANY TIME YOU CAN STILL PAY THE FINE AND BE FREE. At the end of the day the court wants you to pay with the least hassle.
But be aware if you don't pay the fine its 7 days in prison for £200 or less!

Answer 3

Yes you will. The question is when.

A bench warrant will be issued when you fail to address the fine. Most likely the police will not come to your house to arrest but let the warrant sit (unless it is a particularly large fine). Often the police will not go into another juristiction to pick you up.

However, at some future time, if you have an accident, have car trouble, have a health incident, are called in for jury duty, etc the outstanding warrent will be linked to you and you will be taken in. The penalties will be very severe and the longer it takes the more severe it will be. Judges consider the failure to pay the fine as contempt of the court and of themselves. They will be extremely angry over your actions and may lock you up until they have "time to review the matter" and then take a lot of time to find "time to review the matter". A week in jail is no picnic especially for a light weight speeding fine. Your record will show contempt of court. A background search finding this will hamper your ability to get a job, get auto and home insurance, and probablhy even borrow money for cars, homes, etc. You won't be able to work for governments. If you have a job, you may lose it if you spend a week in jail. All of this is too much risk to take for a speeding ticket.

Learn your lesson. Pay your fine. Don't try to manipulate the legal system - it will get you.

Answer 4

Yes you will be assigned a court date once found. If can't pay your ticket due to financial reasons you may want to call that county's clerk of courts and ask for an extension. That will give you a longer time to get your funds together. If you wait to get summoned, it will just cost you more financially along with the time you have wasted going to court for something so minor. And as stated by others, if your license is suspended, it could lead to higher insurance rates in the further and it could be a hassle to find a company that will cover you.

Answer 5

Yes, if some laws went unenforced, there would be no reason for people to obey them. Start letting a few individuals go free of penalty,and everyone will think its ok to speed.

If you choose not to deal with it... Down the road you could be looking at an arrest warrant. So, the next time you are stopped. You get hauled off the the local jail and having to post bond. Now you have a file on record - BAD. Most don't realize just how bad this is. Loss of important job opportunities just for having the file in existence. Ouch...

Just take care of it. In the long run, its better for you.

Answer 6

In a word, yes you will.

In the UK you get 28 days to pay and if you don't it gets extended for the same period of time and the cost of the fine goes up by 50%.

If you don't pay after the further 28 days then it will be dealt with by the Courts.

They will issue a warrant for your arrest for non payment of fines and the Police will come looking for you.

Good luck

Answer 7

i think you will yes. The police are all about getting their crime figures up so they look like they are doing a good job if they take you to court. If you don't pay it you will end up paying a hell of a lot more money and it goes to the police fund. The longer you drag it out the worse it will be for you and the better the police look.

Answer 8

Yes you most certainly will, where you will find that the original fine will more than double and you will still get points on your licence. Added to which you will then have a criminal conviction. Which can affect your job prospects and even the chance of visiting certain countries.

Best advice, pay the fine!!

Answer 9

Here in Texas, if you do not pay a ticket, then a warrant for your arrest is issued. The next time you are pulled over, or if you go for a license renewal, they will throw you in jail. Our city adds a $300 fee for this. To get out of jail, you must pay the cost of the ticket, plus the 300 bucks. Pay the ticket. It is more cost effective.

Answer 10

Yes you will and you will end up paying 3 times more in fines