Penalty points

Steelo90 · 10-01-2018 6:04pm #1

I just received a summons for court about speeding. I was trying to sell my car when the van caught the car but it was the other driver. How would I go about telling the judge that as the new buyer didn't buy the car so I still have it. Would I still get the points & have to pay the fine?

antiskeptic · 10-01-2018 7:50pm

Steelo90 wrote: »

I just received a summons for court about speeding. I was trying to sell my car when the van caught the car but it was the other driver. How would I go about telling the judge that as the new buyer didn't buy the car so I still have it. Would I still get the points & have to pay the fine?

Don't the vans take pictures of the drivers? Dunno, but I thought that was the case.

Steelo90 · 10-01-2018 8:12pm

antiskeptic wrote: »

Don't the vans take pictures of the drivers? Dunno, but I thought that was the case.

They changed it so only the back of the car gets photographed

bazz26 · 10-01-2018 8:50pm

Don't you have the option to put the correct driver's license number down on the fine if the registered owner wasn't driving at the time of the offense?

Steelo90 · 10-01-2018 8:55pm

bazz26 wrote: »

Don't you have the option to put the correct driver's license number down on the fine if the registered owner wasn't driving at the time of the offense?

Don't even know the licence number as I was trying to sell the car & ya wouldn't ask for that Yano,

bazz26 · 10-01-2018 8:57pm

Unless you can get hold of the actual driver's license details to nominate them to take the points, I'm not sure what options you have.

Steelo90 · 10-01-2018 9:10pm

bazz26 wrote: »

Unless you can get hold of the actual driver's license details to nominate them to take the points, I'm not sure what options you have.

Would I still get penalty points if I just said it was me, first time offender

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-01-2018 9:12pm

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Steelo90 · 10-01-2018 9:15pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Of course you will. Was there not a penalty notice that came before the court summons?

Nope didn't get anything

fergus1001 · 10-01-2018 9:23pm

Can you get the driver at the time summoned legally to appear then question him on the stand to show you were not driving ?

Steelo90 · 10-01-2018 9:26pm

fergus1001 wrote: »

Can you get the driver at the time summoned legally to appear then question him on the stand to show you were not driving ?

Haven't a clue who he was

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-01-2018 9:28pm

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Steelo90 · 10-01-2018 9:29pm

Patww79 wrote: »

What was the speed and the limit then?

70 in a 60 zone

Rave.ef · 10-01-2018 9:32pm

You're just going to have to take the hit and put it down to experience. I know you are genuine but if they let you off with it with out the actual offender what's to stop every tom dick and Harry from using a similar excuse

Steelo90 · 10-01-2018 9:36pm

Rave.ef wrote: »

You're just going to have to take the hit and put it down to experience. I know you are genuine but if they let you off with it with out the actual offender what's to stop every tom dick and Harry from using a similar excuse

Seems like the only option I've got & yeah that's true

CiniO · 10-01-2018 10:47pm

Your only hope is to prove that you were not driving.
You don't need to point who was driving, or have his details.
It's enough in court if you can prove that it wasn't you driving.

Were you in the car with the buyer?
If so, I would ask gosafe to make photo available to you, and I assume a photo of you in the passenger seat would be enough of a proof.

Pity that Ireland is probably one of the very few (if not only one) countries in the world, where is cases like that, you (as a vehicle owner) are assumed to be guilty and have to prove your innocence.

In most places you have to be proven guilty to be prosecuted, not opposite.

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