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Court aperance for parking tickets

  • 23-11-2009 2:17pm
    #1
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey guys,
    A friend of mine owes about €240 in parking tickets. He can't afford to pay it. His court date is today. What is likely to happen?


Comments

  • #2
    dermot_sheehan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭dermot_sheehan


    He can show up and plead his case to the judge,

    the judge might convict and give a time period to pay e.g. 90 days, and a period of detention in default e.g.15 days in default.

    Judges however tend to take the view that if you can afford to drive, you can afford to pay fines.


  • #3
    Reloc8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,857 ✭✭✭Reloc8


    He's likely to be given time to pay the fines with a default period of detention as noted by Gabhain.

    If the judge insists on payment 'forthwith' he should ask for recognisances to be fixed in order to appeal - lodging the appeal will stay any order on the entry of recognisances, pending appeal, which will give him a further period of time in which to get the money together.

    edit : apparently he was in court yesterday - hopefully it went well.


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