Some of you are already aware, but I am in court tommorow to answer to two summons that I received a month or so ago.
The story begins back in May 2006. I was caught speeding on the M1, by a marked car. I was caught over a distance of 0.387 of a mile at 89.02mph. (VASCAR)
The plod who caught me was fairly decent, we sorted the fixed penalty notice pretty quickly. Then he let me get on my way.
Later that week I rang up and paid my fine over the phone, and ordered a new paper part of my license as I had lost my old one. I then called the ticket office to explain that I had to order a new license, they said this was fine and as the period to present it to a police station would have expired could I send it directly to them. I agreed.
A week later, I sent my license off to the ticket office and considered the matter closed.
This was in May, then in August I received a letter from HMCS saying that Nottinghamshire police had requested that they refund all fines paid in relation to the offence. No more detail in the letter at all. At the time I posted on here, and we thought that I may have been let off.
I hadn't, I spoke to the ticket office to query why HMCS had returned the fine, and they told me that they hadnt received my license. I said I could order another and send it in, but they told me they were no longer dealing with the matter and that it had been refered back to the issuing officer and that they would decide what to do next. I left it, assuming someone would contact me.
Then a month or so ago (Oct) I received two summonses. 1 for the speeding offence which I intend to plead guilty too, and one for failing to produce my license, which I am going to plead not guilty too.
My reasoning is this. Why would I order a new license in May if I wasn't going to produce it (I have a receipt from DVLA as evidence), AND why would I declare the points on my personal insurance (taken out in July, again statement of insurance shows this as evidence.)
Im hoping this will be enough to allow the magistrates to agree with how I plead. I can't help but think its all really silly, and a total waste of court time. All it would have taken is for the ticket office to agree for me to resend my license, or to have contacted me to let me know they hadnt recieved it. Instead I get cryptic messages from HMCS.
GRRR.. Wish me luck anyway.
The story begins back in May 2006. I was caught speeding on the M1, by a marked car. I was caught over a distance of 0.387 of a mile at 89.02mph. (VASCAR)
The plod who caught me was fairly decent, we sorted the fixed penalty notice pretty quickly. Then he let me get on my way.
Later that week I rang up and paid my fine over the phone, and ordered a new paper part of my license as I had lost my old one. I then called the ticket office to explain that I had to order a new license, they said this was fine and as the period to present it to a police station would have expired could I send it directly to them. I agreed.
A week later, I sent my license off to the ticket office and considered the matter closed.
This was in May, then in August I received a letter from HMCS saying that Nottinghamshire police had requested that they refund all fines paid in relation to the offence. No more detail in the letter at all. At the time I posted on here, and we thought that I may have been let off.
I hadn't, I spoke to the ticket office to query why HMCS had returned the fine, and they told me that they hadnt received my license. I said I could order another and send it in, but they told me they were no longer dealing with the matter and that it had been refered back to the issuing officer and that they would decide what to do next. I left it, assuming someone would contact me.
Then a month or so ago (Oct) I received two summonses. 1 for the speeding offence which I intend to plead guilty too, and one for failing to produce my license, which I am going to plead not guilty too.
My reasoning is this. Why would I order a new license in May if I wasn't going to produce it (I have a receipt from DVLA as evidence), AND why would I declare the points on my personal insurance (taken out in July, again statement of insurance shows this as evidence.)
Im hoping this will be enough to allow the magistrates to agree with how I plead. I can't help but think its all really silly, and a total waste of court time. All it would have taken is for the ticket office to agree for me to resend my license, or to have contacted me to let me know they hadnt recieved it. Instead I get cryptic messages from HMCS.
GRRR.. Wish me luck anyway.
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and a plod told her off and gave her a producer (had no documents with her). The only problem was he ticked the box for a HGV licence and she had to go to court when she didn't produce one at the police station 
. She had to take a day of work and attend court before they agreed it was a load of ******