Penalty points, paid the fine, received notification then get a court summons

Run_to_da_hills

I was caught with a mobile phone in my hand last January, I paid the said fee of e60 a week later and last month got a notification of receiving 2 points from March onwards for three years. To-day I have just received a court summons for the same offense, what should I do? Is there a chance of getting the whole thing quashed if I make an appearance and show the details?

biko

Can't give legal advice but maybe you should approach the guard that nabbed you and he/she can prevent it going further?

Gandalf23

Similar thing happened to a friend a few weeks back. The case will definitely still go to court ... too late to stop that now. Contact the Guard asap and he/she will (more than likely) be willing to go to court on the day and tell the judge what happened. The case should be extinguished at that point.

Run_to_da_hills

Gandalf23 wrote: »

Similar thing happened to a friend a few weeks back. The case will definitely still go to court ... too late to stop that now. Contact the Guard asap and he/she will (more than likely) be willing to go to court on the day and tell the judge what happened. The case should be extinguished at that point.

Can they "undo" my two penalty points if its thrown out? Im sure the judge will not be happy wasting court time.

Seth Brundle

The summons will be thrown out - your two points stay!

Run_to_da_hills

kbannon wrote: »

The summons will be thrown out - your two points stay!

:mad:

Gandalf23

Sorry dude ... what kbannon said!!

2 points are not the end of the world, and wont have any effect on insurance (assuming you dont already have 8 or 10 points!!!). And if it makes you think twice about using the phone in the car again and makes you a safer driver then its all worth it

WHITE_P

Try sending a letter to the court clerk explaining that you have already paid the fine and received your 2 points, include copies of notice etc.

He / she should be able to have the case removed from the docket, (this should save you the bother of having to appear in court), but I would definitly look for confirmation, as you don't want to be fined any more in your absence, if you don't appear in court.

Car kits are cheap these day's. Halfords are doing the Parrot bluetooth visor mount for €79.00 at the moment.

biko

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

:mad:

It's no big deal, several hundred thousand drivers in Ireland has 2 points, it won't affect anything.
Take your punishment like a man, you did break the law after all.

Fey!

biko wrote: »

Take your punishment like a man, you did break the law after all.

I don't think that taking the punishment is really the problem; after all, he has already paid the fine and acknowledged that he was bold!

He's just trying to avoid, quite rightly, being punished twice for the same misdeed.

Where's the problem?

positron

Some think similar happened to me too - I had paid the penalty and was "awarded" two points. I was told that summons was delivered to the old address about a year and half after I moved out there - I had notified change of address on vehicle ownership details etc. So *technically* I never got it. I hope it just goes away...!

hjs007

no need to worry if you have paid it. just keep any paper work you received etc. you will prob have to go to court seems you have been summones'd. you could contact the garda fixed charge processing office in thurles and ask there advice