Lost speeding fine

therandomguy

I have lost my speeding fine notification which I have four days left in which to pay.
Panic stricken, i telephoned the main office in Thurles to try to pay over the phone but was informed that they cannot accept payment by telephone, only issue a new notice. Because of the bank holiday, this will not get to me on time to pay within the 56 days. i offered to pay for express delivery but was told that they would not do that and that I would 'Just have to find the notice or go to court..." If I could find the notice, I wouldn't have needed to call the office in the first place - but the staff member I spoke to was not helpful at all. I asked if it could at least be logged that I tried to pay on time but was prevented from doing so by their system, but I do not have much faith in them.

I am terrified. Will I have to go to court, will it be in the newspapers and will I get a 'criminal' record?

stevensi

I'd say you might have to go the court route alright but would doubt if you would be mentioned in the paper unless you live in a rural town and the paper is pretty small scale. And a speeding fine is not a criminal conviction

Gotham

I have no experience with this, but maybe you could travel there in person and sort something out? Surely, they can print it out for you there and then.
Also, I don't suppose you can do it online? Maybe just get the "long number" at the top of the ticket somehow. I know that the Garda who stopped you can cancel and reissue the tickets in some cases, but I think they still need that number.

Condatis

This is what I did in those circumstances.

I sent a cheque by Express Post for the amount of the fine.

I wrote a covering letter with details of the offence – date, place and car registration details.

This was accepted by the fines people.

TheNog

therandomguy wrote: »

I have lost my speeding fine notification which I have four days left in which to pay.
Panic stricken, i telephoned the main office in Thurles to try to pay over the phone but was informed that they cannot accept payment by telephone, only issue a new notice. Because of the bank holiday, this will not get to me on time to pay within the 56 days. i offered to pay for express delivery but was told that they would not do that and that I would 'Just have to find the notice or go to court..." If I could find the notice, I wouldn't have needed to call the office in the first place - but the staff member I spoke to was not helpful at all. I asked if it could at least be logged that I tried to pay on time but was prevented from doing so by their system, but I do not have much faith in them.

I am terrified. Will I have to go to court, will it be in the newspapers and will I get a 'criminal' record?

Not being smart but you really need to find that letter. If you go to court and give that excuse the judge will have heard it a thousand times before and you face having 4 points on your licence.

You cannot blame the fixed penalty system just because you lost an important letter.

Our man in Havana

And a speeding fine is not a criminal conviction

Not this rubbish again.