Fare dodging court summons...

Castiel · 28 Apr 2012 at 18:06

Zefan said:
Just wondering here..... if it was his name but spelled ever so slightly incorrectly, for instance "Jones" to "Mones" would that get him off in the same way? I mean if it was him who actually committed the offence in the first place, but they just got his name wrong. What would happen then?

No....minor errors in the NIP or Summons are not grounds for invalidating them.

Zefan · 28 Apr 2012 at 18:13

Hmmmm... damnit

Darg · 28 Apr 2012 at 18:24

Abraham said:
Write on the envelope "return to sender, recipient not known at this address" and stick it in a postbox.

This is what I'd do, the postal service will return it to sender (assuming you supply the correct address or the address is already on the envelope).

G-MAN2004 · 28 Apr 2012 at 18:29

Why did you open it?

OCdude · 28 Apr 2012 at 18:31

G-MAN2004 said:
Why did you open it?

Wouldn't you open something that arrived on your door, but with someone else's name on?

G-MAN2004 · 28 Apr 2012 at 18:36

OCdude said:
Wouldn't you open something that arrived on your door, but with someone else's name on?

No, I just send them back.

To be fair, it's always addressed to the person that lived here before me, so I guess that's why I don't bother.

dowie · 28 Apr 2012 at 18:46

G-MAN2004 said:
Why did you open it?

this - I'm pretty sure opening it actually is against the law as it wasn't addressed to the OP. I wouldn't go about trying to call up numbers/write to people on an address specified on a letter you're not supposed to have even read. Something arrives at your address for a named individual that isn't you, return to sender...

dowie · 28 Apr 2012 at 18:58

Moses said:
Lol @ people saying opening post is a crime. The OP opening the letter, then telling the necessary people that there's a mistake, is completely fine. In fact I think it's the best solution, in this instance.

It is a crime.

And the best thing to do with these things is to just write return to sender on the envelope and pop it back in the post.

Werewolf · 28 Apr 2012 at 19:14

Thank you moses for posting that, it amazes me the number of people that think opening post that arrives at your address is a crime.

Not to mention it would be a tad silly if I was a criminal for opening a letter that was intended for me, but the company got the name slightly wrong (which reminds me, I need to contact my pet insurance, their last letter to me was addressed to my middle name...)

dowie · 28 Apr 2012 at 19:20

Werewolf said:
Thank you moses for posting that, it amazes me the number of people that think opening post that arrives at your address is a crime.

Not to mention it would be a tad silly if I was a criminal for opening a letter that was intended for me, but the company got the name slightly wrong (which reminds me, I need to contact my pet insurance, their last letter to me was addressed to my middle name...)

If they got name slightly wrong then you wouldn't reasonably suspect that it had been incorrectly delivered to you - ergo no offence.

Why bother with the hassle of opening the letters up anyway in general - just return to sender. If you're not intending to return to sender or getting into contact with the person it is addressed to in the first place then opening the letter is technically an offence.

godsense · 28 Apr 2012 at 22:15

Abraham said:
Write on the envelope "return to sender, recipient not known at this address" and stick it in a postbox.

This, at the end of the day its not you and you'll be fine

Werewolf · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:10

godsense said:
This, at the end of the day its not you and you'll be fine

Except that you could then have the situation in 3 months time when you come home to fine a court appointed bailiff has gotten an order to break into your house to take goods to pay for a fine or unpaid CT bill or something.