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DART Fare Summons info

  • 03-12-2007 7:48pm
    #1
    Goolay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 604 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    I was wondering if anyone would be able to give any advice on a problem my girlfriend has with a summons for a dart fare. She was stopped last April for not having her ticket (she did actually have a weekly one but had forgotten it). Anyway we went off on holidays shortly afterwards and unfortunately it sort of went out of both our heads. She had given her address as it was at the time, in a rental she was sharing with a bunch of other people. After hlidays etc she was spending very little time in the house (more in mine) and moved out completely in June. She had never set that address up for any important mail, bank statements etc so never bothered with forwarding her mail. As the other people in the house also left and were replaced she had no contact with the new people. She has now recieved a call from one of the people living in the house as they opened an official mail for her thinking it was a tv licence- when in fact it was a summonce for last week. She is happy to pay the original fine, as it was certainly never the intention to evade it in the first place, however is pretty worried now as it seems to have reached a whole other level. As no ID etc was ever produced it is almost tempting to ignore and hope it goes away now- rather than the possibly serious consequences, however I know she would like to get this cleared up. Does anyone have any advice about what she should do, what the next step would be etc?

    She is well aware this is her own fault for forgetting to pay- however it was a genuine mistake and we just want to get this resolved. Any advise would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks for your time.


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  • #2
    Chris_533976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭Chris_533976


    Does she still (by any chance) have the weekly ticket that was valid during that time? If so, probobly good to tell them "it was a mistake, heres the ticket that was valid at the time I'm a doofus and I'm sorry".


  • #3
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Dublin579 wrote: »
    She has now recieved a call from one of the people living in the house as they opened an official mail for her thinking it was a tv licence- when in fact it was a summonce for last week.
    I suspect the case has been heard and she has been convicted. A fine would be the likely outcome. An enquiry to the clerk of the relevant court will elicit an answer.

    Talk to a solicitor, you might be able to appeal it.


  • #4
    fitzyshea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭fitzyshea


    Get the letter from the girl in the old house and burn it. Say nothing to Irishrail. If they dont have an address for your girlfriend, what can they do?


  • #5
    Ham'nd'egger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,025 ✭✭✭Ham'nd'egger


    Victor wrote: »
    I suspect the case has been heard and she has been convicted. A fine would be the likely outcome. An enquiry to the clerk of the relevant court will elicit an answer.

    Talk to a solicitor, you might be able to appeal it.

    Summons would usually be served the the subject person by a Garda or by some means of recorded delivery in order to try prevent the "I didn't get it" defence. Obviously in this case, it is reasonable that your partner didn't get the summons given that you were moving house. I would advise that you get in contact with the issuer of the summons to see how it has proceeded ASAP as there may be a chance that a conviction (Even if it is a minor one) could be entered has been entered unbeknownst to her.


  • #6
    Goolay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 604 ✭✭✭Goolay


    Thanks for all that guys. The ex-flatmate is going to send the summons on, should get it on Friday. She'll look at it then and see who she can contact to explain. She's prepared to pay the €500 max fine if necessary but will definitely see if there's a way to appeal.

    Thanks again


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  • #7
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    fitzyshea wrote: »
    Get the letter from the girl in the old house and burn it. Say nothing to Irishrail. If they dont have an address for your girlfriend, what can they do?
    Who cares about Irish Rail? A few years down the line she might find out she has a conviction from a Garda doing a traffic stop and find herself arrested.

    Unlikely, but possible.
    Hamndegger wrote: »
    Summons would usually be served the the subject person by a Garda or by some means of recorded delivery in order to try prevent the "I didn't get it" defence. Obviously in this case, it is reasonable that your partner didn't get the summons given that you were moving house.
    Serving a summons ont he last known address is usually considered valid.


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