Fines

[Acidburn]

Out of interest anyone had any issues with police fines in the past?

I got fined earlier this year by an undercover cop on the m4, he's filled out the fine wrong putting down the wrong year on it. I'm going to go have a word in the police station about where I stand (expecting the usual response from them) Just wondered if anyone else has had this before.

[spink]

Last place I would be having a word about it is in the police station lol,google it and you will quite likely find it is void

[Acidburn]

general response is to forget about it, if they send thru anything send it back and say how come its taken a year for them to contact me or something like that.

Also - date in question thats wrote on the fine I never even owned the car I got stopped in and I no longer own it anymore.

[re2500]

I'd say its void bud! "Technically" its taken over a year for them to get in touch, and you can prove you didnt own the car on that date.... id say they dont have a leg to stand on...

[epic]

Unless they have video of you.......

[Ross]

Definitely worth trying it on with them, but if they have other evidence they may try and catch you out with it and screw you over. Might be worth a post on pepipoo forum, there some great advice on there.

I've ben fined twice recently for car tax - word of caution, if your tax/SORN is out for more than a month and you lose the V5 you are screwed. I found it and SORN'd it but about 2 weeks later got a letter requesting £18 for the missing month + a £40 fine.

The second one was for a car I've not owned in 2.5 years, got a reminder - delayed as it went to my old address first; I called DVLA who were useless and insisted it had to be in writing (which I had done) and there was nothing they could do but still got a fine got forwarded to me from my old address. I'm going to fight this one I think!

Pisses me off when you're caught by a 'system' that nobody can override... i would have just taxed the RS2 to save the hassle but it's out of MOT.

[urS6Tom]

general response is to forget about it, if they send thru anything send it back and say how come its taken a year for them to contact me or something like that.

Also - date in question thats wrote on the fine I never even owned the car I got stopped in and I no longer own it anymore.

Is it a PCN? Are you expected to respond to it?