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Specific amount of time for fine to arrive in post?

  • 14-06-2016 09:08AM
    #1
    Tommy Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 416 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Four weeks ago next Friday I got caught driving (work vehicle) without a seat belt. Name, details usual stuff was taken off me on the side of the road. Some people were telling me that I will or have to be issued with the fine within 28 days which is nearly up now. I was just wondering if anyone here would know this was the truth. I'm finding it hard enough to find out anything about that end of it on the internet.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,190 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    The Garda has six months in which to lodge the complaint, so you may receive a fine at any stage in the next six months.

    The 28 days people are referring to is the amount of time you have to pay the fine once its been received.


  • #3
    Tommy Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 416 ✭✭Tommy Kelly


    seamus wrote: »
    The Garda has six months in which to lodge the complaint, so you may receive a fine at any stage in the next six months.

    The 28 days people are referring to is the amount of time you have to pay the fine once its been received.

    Oh right, thanks for that.

    Out of interest would you or anyone know it is the norm for them to leave it for a fair while ie. nearing the six months or would they be fairly on the ball and have it totted up and landed in my door within a few weeks?


  • #4
    Duffryman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 547 ✭✭✭Duffryman


    From years of experience of covering District Court proceedings as a reporter with a local newspaper, I'm afraid it seems most such things are left until near the end of the six months - presumably as a result of Gardai 'putting off the paperwork' for as long as possible.

    Not saying you'll end up in court over it - but as any such proceedings would stem from the same fine being issued, it's more likely (in my experience) to be closer to six months than one month.


  • #5
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    In April last year I got nabbed for breaking a red light at a pedestrian crossing. The Guard was behind me in an undercover i40. He read me the riot act took my name licence etc, told me to expect a fixed notice blah blah... To this day I haven't heard a thing.... ( It'll be in the post when I go home for saying that)


  • #6
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,166 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Tommy Kelly wrote: »
    Hi,

    Four weeks ago next Friday I got caught driving (work vehicle) without a seat belt. Name, details usual stuff was taken off me on the side of the road. Some people were telling me that I will or have to be issued with the fine within 28 days which is nearly up now. I was just wondering if anyone here would know this was the truth. I'm finding it hard enough to find out anything about that end of it on the internet.

    Thanks.

    Have you checked the office? The fine is usually sent to the registered owner, then they have to nominate the driver


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  • #7
    Duffryman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 547 ✭✭✭Duffryman


    I think that's generally in the case of something like a speeding fine as a result of being caught by a Gatso van - where the only detail they have is the reg number, and so the fine goes to the registered owner.

    In cases like this, where the Garda gets the personal details of the driver, the fine should generally go directly to that driver.

    No harm in checking with the office all the same, as it wouldn't be unknown for a Garda to get details muddled up (or even be unable to read his/her own handwriting some time later!), and instead take the 'safe' option of sending the fine to the registered owner rather than driver.


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