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Some speeding fine questions

  • 20-05-2013 12:21PM
    #1
    hardwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 67 ✭✭


    Hi, I was caught speeding by the Gardaí a few months ago but received no letter, or so I thought. Today I found the letter, rang the fixed charge office but was told that as more than two months had passed it was out of their hands and a summons would be on the way to me.

    Will I have to go to court where the offence happened? (I live in Cork but it happened in Clare).

    I've heard Gardaí don't always turn up in court, will the judge still hear my case? I can't afford to take multiple days off - I'm in full time training with FAS.

    I don't want a criminal record, is this a likely outcome?


    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    LowKeyReturn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 934 ✭✭✭LowKeyReturn


    Can't give legal advice but almost all of these questions have been answered, in the hypothetical, on this forum if you do a quick search.


  • #3
    hardwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 67 ✭✭hardwood


    LowKeyReturn wrote: »
    Can't give legal advice but almost all of these questions have been answered, in the hypothetical, on this forum if you do a quick search.

    Before posting I searched the forum, read many questions about speeding fines and could find answers to NONE of the above questions which is why I started a new thread.


  • #4
    Corkbah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Corkbah


    hardwood wrote: »
    Hi, I was caught speeding by the Gardaí a few months ago but received no letter, or so I thought. Today I found the letter, rang the fixed charge office but was told that as more than two months had passed it was out of their hands and a summons would be on the way to me.

    Will I have to go to court where the offence happened? (I live in Cork but it happened in Clare).

    I've heard Gardaí don't always turn up in court, will the judge still hear my case? I can't afford to take multiple days off - I'm in full time training with FAS.

    I don't want a criminal record, is this a likely outcome?


    Thanks in advance.

    if a summons is on its way .... YES - you do have to goto court - or have someone represent you (most likely a solicitor).

    the judge will hear your case if you plead NOT guilty, if you plead guilty the judge will listen to the garda's evidence and give you a conviction/fine, you may be given an opportunity to say something but to be honest - what can you say - you were caught speeding, you received a fine and you didn't pay it.

    the whole thing will take about 4/5 mins when it gets started but you may be waiting a few hours for you case to come up - all depends on where it is in the courts list.

    you can appeal to the judges better nature but - you are accused of speeding ...did you speed or didn't you ?? (Guilty or not guilty of the offence)

    you say you didn't receive a letter - but strangely enough you mysteriously found it - which means you DID receive it and ignored/forgot about it.

    next step in court appearance - guilty plea, conviction...fine and then go home, pay the fine or do jail time in lieu of a fine.

    ALL THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BY SIMPLY SEARCHING AND READING - NOT JUST ON BOARDS BUT IN GENERAL ON THE INTERNET !!


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