I received a Notice of intended prosecution for speeding on the 14th of June 2007....I received the letter after the 14 day-limit but the letter was written on the 28th of June (axactly 14 days after the alleged offence)...
Have I got a case to contest it?
2007-07-14 06:00:33 · 8 answers · asked by wandabeppe 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I would request a hearing if I was you... i'd imagine the duty solicitor at the court would get it thrown out pretty quickly. If you've still got the envelope it came in wiith the ink post office stamp printed on it you should be ok.
2007-07-14 06:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by dagaffman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I received a Notice of Intended prosecution for speeding two years after the event. As this came as a complete surprise/shock, and if I had received it originally, I would probably have paid up, I went to Court to swear before Magistrates that I had never received notice of speeding offence before the Notice now sent, The matter was dropped.
2007-07-14 06:50:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the letter was actually written on the 28th, you should have 14 days from then to respond, not fromthe date of the offence, unless the ticket was given to you by hand, in which case you have lost the 14 day discount.
2007-07-14 06:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You were speeding and you know it . You were in the wrong , It would be equally wrong to contest this letter.. Accept that you broke he law,don't try to wriggle out of it , and pay the fine . I cannot understand your mentality of trying to avoid the punishment for your transgressions. Do not offend again.
2007-07-14 06:17:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be worth while contacting a lawyer, but I seem to think that their is something about the date of posting being relevant not the date of receipt
2007-07-14 06:05:35 · answer #5 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you prove the date on which you received it? If you can, then possibly but I imagine you cannot prove, to legal satisfaction, which day you received the letter.
2007-07-14 06:08:06 · answer #6 · answered by Forbidden 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh, it sounds like you missed your court date/payment period. The laws in my town would have already locked you up by now, but if you turn yourself in, they generally release you within the day. You MUST pay off some of the fine though.
2007-07-14 06:06:31 · answer #7 · answered by Bohn Johnam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
2007-07-14 06:42:54 · answer #8 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋