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house45

What would happen if a member of the public got a 60 euro fine and forgot to pay then 6 months later go summons 4 non payment whats the likely out come in court.

Milk & Honey

house45 wrote: »

What would happen if a member of the public got a 60 euro fine and forgot to pay then 6 months later go summons 4 non payment whats the likely out come in court.

Fine doubled.

ResearchWill

house45 wrote: »

What would happen if a member of the public got a 60 euro fine and forgot to pay then 6 months later go summons 4 non payment whats the likely out come in court.

Would all depend what the original fine was for.

house45

Say it was for driving in a bus lane. And. They never showed up 4 court

Reloc8

In the absence of anything unusual (like Garda slept in or something) you were convicted and fined. Between 150 and 250 most likely. Would depend on judge.

house45

i ment to say as in the person who got the sommons failed to show up for court what would happen??

ResearchWill

house45 wrote: »

i ment to say as in the person who got the sommons failed to show up for court what would happen??

They will be convicted and fined, the notice of the fine will be sent to them.

house45

so they wouldent have to attend in person?? there wouldent be a bench warrent issued or anything like that??

ResearchWill

house45 wrote: »

so they wouldent have to attend in person?? there wouldent be a bench warrent issued or anything like that??

Not normally for a matter that is fine only. Bench warrant usually only issued if person may face a custodial sentence. If the person is worried ring the DC and ask what happened with the matter.

house45

thanks very much for the replys.

Peregrinus

By not turning up you may get a larger fine than you would have got if you had turned up, apologised, etc.

TheNog

If a person does not turn up most judges will double the amount they usually give to those that do turn up. Some judges on occasion and make an example will issue a bench warrant.

If this situation is a reality then tell.that person to grow up and face the consequences. Whether that person pleads guilty or not guilty is up to them.

My god when did people become so gormless and/or full of themselves that they have to hide themselves when something goes wrong. Even my 12 yr old knows he has to face consequences at times

house45

So the person in question never made it to court over a summons for a 60 euro fine that he forgot to pay.is there any way of finding out how the court went and what the out come was plz thanks

MagicSean

house45 wrote: »

So the person in question never made it to court over a summons for a 60 euro fine that he forgot to pay.is there any way of finding out how the court went and what the out come was plz thanks

Quite a number of ways. Eventually he'll have a Garda land at his door with a warrant to lodge him in prison for not paying his court fine.

Our man in Havana

Just get a copy of the local rag. It should all be in there.

house45

The court was in dublin and i live down the country and would you really get sent to prison for a 60 euro fine that was got for driving in a bus lane

Our man in Havana

If you did not pay (the 200 odd euro) once the penal warrant is issued.

house45

This was the first time that it was brought to court

MagicSean

house45 wrote: »

This was the first time that it was brought to court

And it was ignored by the defendant. Someone should tell him that penalties only go up when you bury your head in the sand

Michael Weston

Happened me for non display of a tax disc in a company car, never got the fine just a summons. When it got to court the Judge called me a liar saying I did receive the fine and fined me €350.00 for non payment. Previous week it was €150.00 and the week after €250.00 all for the same motoring offence with the same Judge , stuck up asshole too.

house45

So is there a way of finding out or is it a case of just waiting?

monkeypants

house45 wrote: »

The court was in dublin and i live down the country

Where was the bus lane?

davo10

house45 wrote: »

would you really get sent to prison for a 60 euro fine that was got for driving in a bus lane

You would be jailed for not paying a fine set down by the court, not for the original offence I would think.

Peregrinus

house45 wrote: »

So is there a way of finding out or is it a case of just waiting?

You can ring the court office and ask.

house45

so they phoned the summons office to find out what the outcome of the court was and he was told that it had been adjournerd till march 13 would that of being because he never attended ??? and what would you think the result will be when he turns up next time? would it b a large fine or a prison senteance?? the orignal fine was for driving in the collage green bus lane and it was 60 euro.

MagicSean

house45 wrote: »

so they phoned the summons office to find out what the outcome of the court was and he was told that it had been adjournerd till march 13 would that of being because he never attended ??? and what would you think the result will be when he turns up next time? would it b a large fine or a prison senteance?? the orignal fine was for driving in the collage green bus lane and it was 60 euro.

It's likely he told the Garda to make sure you were cautioned in person before the next appearance.

house45

Sorry but what does that mean? And what would b the point?

Reloc8

The summons has been adjourned. You wern't convicted in your absence. It'll be heard in March on that date and you're exposed to the fines mentioned earlier in the thread. The fine will be higher if you don't turn up in court.

Go to court. Get fined. Pay the fine.

YOLO.

house45

Thanks to everyone who took time to reply.

house45

house45 wrote: »

Sorry but what does that mean? And what would b the point?

I think it means expect a knock on the door from the Guard.