advice on caught speeding up the north

driftmistro · 03-10-2009 3:47pm #1

just wondering if your caught speeding up the north and you dont turn up for court what happens? how long does it take it to go away?

MagicMarker · 03-10-2009 3:49pm

driftmistro wrote: »

just wondering if your caught speeding up the north and you dont turn up for court what happens? how long does it take it to go away?

After exactly 7.6 months the police will just automatically delete you from their system and you won't be bothered again.

They're nice like that.

Shield · 03-10-2009 3:49pm

Are you serious? Did we not exchange 6 private messages about this?

LookBehindYou · 03-10-2009 3:51pm

so,what happens ???

driftmistro · 03-10-2009 3:52pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

After exactly 7.6 months the police will just automatically delete you from their system and you won't be bothered again.

They're nice like that.

you serious?

MagicMarker · 03-10-2009 3:52pm

driftmistro wrote: »

you serious?

Yes. Yes I am.

driftmistro · 03-10-2009 3:53pm

psni wrote: »

Are you serious? Did we not exchange 6 private messages about this?

yea we did but just wanted a second opinion if thats ok

driftmistro · 03-10-2009 3:53pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

Yes. Yes I am.

how do you know?

Shield · 03-10-2009 3:55pm

A second opinion? What I gave you wasn't my "opinion".

Unbelievable.

driftmistro · 03-10-2009 3:59pm

psni wrote: »

A second opinion? What I gave you wasn't my "opinion".

Unbelievable.

i know but upon chatting to someone else on the police force, they gave me totaly different advice. so im still making up my mind

Shield · 03-10-2009 4:04pm

If anyone told you anything other than what I told you, then you're being lied to. The fact that you can't seem to tell MagicMarker is taking the piss tells me you're willing to accept only what you want to hear.

driftmistro · 03-10-2009 4:05pm

psni wrote: »

If anyone told you anything other than what I told you, then you're being lied to. The fact that you can't seem to tell MagicMarker is taking the piss tells me you're willing to accept only what you want to hear.

hahaha i know but down the south its somethin like 6months

Shield · 03-10-2009 4:09pm

Whatever.

driftmistro · 03-10-2009 4:12pm

psni wrote: »

Whatever.

dont be gettin mad:) im not questioning your advice you gave me.

MagicMarker · 03-10-2009 4:29pm

driftmistro wrote: »

how do you know?

I can't say.

finbarrk · 03-10-2009 4:48pm

Ah come on and tell us what happens anyway.

driftmistro · 03-10-2009 4:55pm

finbarrk wrote: »

Ah come on and tell us what happens anyway.

what happens if ya wait is it

driftmistro · 03-10-2009 4:55pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

I can't say.

ur pullin the piss:)

Seth Brundle · 03-10-2009 10:12pm

@psni - will you send me 6 PMs telling me what happens if you are caught speeding?

darsar · 03-10-2009 10:21pm

FWIW got caught and went to court. £160 fine and they took my licence to be sent away to have 3 points and endorsement put on it. Take it like a man.

That was speeding and a dangerous overtake last year before the new rule came in, i.e points counting on licences north and south of the border so I never got the points anyway.

stevenmu · 03-10-2009 11:36pm

driftmistro wrote: »

hahaha i know but down the south its somethin like 6months

Wait, I think everyone else missed this. So down here if we're caught speeding and just don't turn up to court they just forget about it after 6 months? Sweet !

Absurdum · 04-10-2009 9:46am

stevenmu wrote: »

Wait, I think everyone else missed this. So down here if we're caught speeding and just don't turn up to court they just forget about it after 6 months? Sweet !

Only if they aren't wearing their official Garda cap whilst forgetting.

And on Tuesdays, except Pancake Tuesday.

driftmistro · 04-10-2009 12:44pm

kbannon wrote: »

@psni - will you send me 6 PMs telling me what happens if you are caught speeding?

they were 6 questions answered giving me advice man! id say he'l just tell you straight out what happens as i was asking him about every aspect

driftmistro · 04-10-2009 12:45pm

Absurdum wrote: »

Only if they aren't wearing their official Garda cap whilst forgetting.

And on Tuesdays, except Pancake Tuesday.

no i think if they dont do ant thing within six months its of the system

Tellox · 04-10-2009 12:47pm

Next time I have a run-in with the Gardaí, I'm demanding a second opinion.

MrVestek · 04-10-2009 12:49pm

Good lord, you really can't tell when someone's being ironic and making fun of you, can you? You broke the law. Stop being a coward and deal deal with it.

zuroph · 04-10-2009 12:50pm

cool, so, likewise, that girl i killed 7 months ago, I'm off the hook now?! sweet...

driftmistro · 04-10-2009 1:15pm

Achilles wrote: »

Good lord, you really can't tell when someone's being ironic and making fun of you, can you? You broke the law. Stop being a coward and deal deal with it.

thanks for your lovely input, read the title before you post any more

MrVestek · 04-10-2009 4:05pm

driftmistro wrote: »

thanks for your lovely input, read the title before you post any more

I read the title and my advice was 'take it like a man and deal with it'. That means for the uneducated amongst you to take it like a man and deal with it.

It's quite transparent actually. You broke the law therefore you should pay for it. Ever hear the quite popular but overused saying 'if you can't do the time don't do the crime?'.

You went over the speed limit but it wasn't your fault right? You were in a rush to get somewhere important weren't you?

Something tells me that it wasn't a college you were going to or anything of the sort. Grow up and educate yourself and stop being such a coward!.

Just because you don't think you did anything wrong doesn't mean that you haven't... and ignoring a court summons will land you in unbelievable amounts of legal wrangling.

I'm not very familiar with Northern Irish law but I would assume that like down south there would be a warrant out for your arrest for not showing up to deal with it... just as there would be everywhere else in the world.

However I know you won't read anything that I've just typed and will make up your own assumptions so here's my real advice;

Yeah they'll forget about it... hell they might even send you a lollipop in the post for being such a good sport about it all... a little slap on the wrist and a polite 'don't do it again you cheeky bastard' never hurt anyone.

Shield · 04-10-2009 4:33pm

Achilles wrote: »

ignoring a court summons will land you in unbelievable amounts of legal wrangling.

This is what the OP actually did.

Just so everyone else knows:

The OP was caught speeding in Northern Ireland, and gave his sister's address as the address for the summons to be sent to.

The summons was served, and he didn't turn up to court.

The OP asked me what the likely status of the case against him is.

I explained that the magistrate will have issued a bench warrant for his arrest for failing to appear in court.

He's looking for a way out of it and there isn't one.

MagicMarker · 04-10-2009 4:36pm

In layman terms... he be fúcked.

Shield · 04-10-2009 4:37pm

Ermmm. Yeah!

SteelyDanJalapeno · 04-10-2009 4:41pm

Ouch

MagicMarker · 04-10-2009 4:54pm

Seth Brundle · 04-10-2009 5:28pm

@OP get thee a solicitor and stop taking any further advice from strangers on the internet.
Finally before I close this, I would just like to echo MagicMarker's last two posts!

advice on caught speeding up the north

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