parking fine in northern ireland , fine sent to southern address

tennessee time

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0303/roads.html

got a fine in the north and they sent a fine of 90 pound to my southern address, with the new cross border laws is there any option other than paying???

ballsofsteel

tennessee time wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0303/roads.html

got a fine in the north and they sent a fine of 90 pound to my southern address, with the new cross border laws is there any option other than paying???

Since they where able to track you down,obviously not!!!

monkeypants

What happens if you don't pay it, is it considered a criminal or a civil matter?

Rented Mule

Looks like we'll need a Good Friday Agreement II to get you out (and others) of this predicament.

grizzly

Other options? Learn spanish, grow a mustache and run to Paraguay.

thenightrider

Think you would be best to just pay it as i dont think it would be woth the hastle of finding out what will happen if you dont biger fine called to court etc

jock101

If they have your home address, I'd pay up. Better then having a summons against your name in the UK, or possibly a debt collection agency on your back down here!:eek:

kildare.17hmr

got 1 in jan, didnt pay it got 1 more letter which i just sent back unopened, never heard anything else

a_v525

Short answer is: if you dont pay, dont get caught by the PSNI in the north again, as itll go down as an unpaid fine & chances are a court summons will head your way...

tennessee time

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

got 1 in jan, didnt pay it got 1 more letter which i just sent back unopened, never heard anything else

that was before these new rules came in, pay seems like the best option so, cheers

CortezTheKiller

You obviously parked illegally, just pay the fine!

ABajaninCork

tennessee time wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0303/roads.html

got a fine in the north and they sent a fine of 90 pound to my southern address, with the new cross border laws is there any option other than paying???

Nope! Unless you want the bailiffs on your doorstep....;)

Our man in Havana

No bailiffs in the republic.

Surely the OP has a right of appeal? No right of appeal would render any fine unenforceable. We don't yet have kangaroo courts in this country.

tennessee time

CortezTheKiller wrote: »

You obviously parked illegally, just pay the fine!

no **** sherlock, of course i parked illegally, but hundreds of people dont pay these cross border fines every yr and i wanted to be one of them

CortezTheKiller

Would you go up North, rob a bank and expect to get away with it?

Our man in Havana

Ignore it. I doubt they can legally enforce these "fines" south of the border.

I hear the RCMP are missing one of their horses.

sesna

CortezTheKiller wrote: »

Would you go up North, rob a bank and expect to get away with it?

Yes he might get extradited, or have a European arrest warrant put out for parking illegally :rolleyes:

ardmacha

Ignore it. I doubt they can legally enforce these "fines" south of the border.

This type of advice regularly appears from people who usually know nothing about the matter at all.

This is probably a civil matter. But any debt can be pursued, unless you are an out and out knacker with no credit rating. Now for one ticket they might not bother, but there are people out there who are taking the piss and who are going to get a large bill.

http://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news/article/2010/aug/15/southern-drivers-incur-6000-fines-in-ni/

Our man in Havana

I knows plenty about the matter for your information.

The nordies will need to get a civil judgement in the south to enforce in the south. Are they going to bother over £90 odd? I doubt it. They can only get scaled costs in the southern courts which are no where near the real costs of taking a case. The difference between scaled costs and the actual costs cannot be added to the alleged debt. If the person is crafty enough to mount a defence and demand witnesses from NI attend the whole thing becomes untenable due to the limitation on costs.

A northern judgement would not be enforceable in the south on its own.

Also the lack of an appeals process would cause problems with enforcement in the republic.

ABajaninCork

Why not just PAY the bloody fine????

As this country is a member of the EU, civil debts (of which a parking fine is one), I believe the matter CAN be pursued.

Of course, you can choose to ignore it, but it seems like a lot of ducking and diving for nothing...:rolleyes:

testicle

Haddockman wrote: »

No bailiffs in the republic.

We have sherriffs though!

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/sheriffs-roam-the-country-seizing-cars-from-debtors-2275068.html

logie101

The danger is if you are ever up north again and get stopped by the PSNI they will run a check on their system and your name will show up. Then you will be arrested and in a whole lot more bother...


So best to pay the fine.

Our man in Havana

LOL!

The PSNI have no role in council parking enforcement.

actuallylike

CortezTheKiller wrote: »

Would you go up North, rob a bank and expect to get away with it?

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Absolutely brilliant!!! Made my day, I'm going to follow your posts as I'm sure that with comments like these, your time on boards is going to be a zany ride!