It was a technicality
The law states a fixed penalty notice must reach you within 14 days of the offence, mine took 16 days.

I pointed this out, they said "no, we have to send it within 14 days".

I pointed out that was not in fact what the law said, and referenced a case where that was the decision.

They said, "no, we're right, let's go to court - or you can just take the fixed penalty". At which point I caved.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 14:10, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

It states the rules re. service on the back of the letter you know. Citing case law as a lidl value Nick Freeman must have caused loads of lols
you knob
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 14:14, Reply)

And those rules agreed with me!
I just didn't want to take a day off and stand in front of a judge with my crappy excuse for why I shouldn't pay sixty fucking quid.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 14:17, Reply)

Probably wise. Since those are only the rules for fixed penalties.
I'm fairly sure they can do you for speeding at their own leisure, without bothering with a fixed penalty. It's just designed to save courts and the police and you time.

So even if you were right, the fact the fixed penalty wasn't done correctly is probably no barrier to them taking you to court for speeding anyway. Whereupon the fine would be means-tested rather than fixed and the court would have your balls for being a bit of a prick about it.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 14:25, Reply)

i got caught twice in two days, in the same place
fucking sneaky hiding pig bastards
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 14:27, Reply)

They were hiding when they caught me
which, bizarrely, is legal in Scotland but supposed to be not allowed in England and Wales.

However, I was going a bit quick. So, fair cop.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 14:36, Reply)

they were hiding a mile down the road beyond a speed camera that everyone slows for
it's a 40 limit on a dual carriageway ffs, stoopid westcountry yokels
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 24 Sep 2012, 14:37, Reply)