Intention to Prosecute, A120 Thremhall Ave |
Intention to Prosecute, A120 Thremhall Ave |
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 - 20:09
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 29 Aug 2019 Member No.: 105,482 |
Hi
I apparently was caught doing 65 in a 50 just before it turned into a national speed limit. The date says it was caught on 6th Aug 2019. This was by a police hand held gun, I did see him but it was too late he was hidden around a corner so I had no change of slowing. This car is a company car so my work had received the information. They needed to fill out section A of the form and return it to the police. It was received by my work office on 16/08/19, however I have not heard anything from Essex police and I am getting worried as I do not want the £1000 fine. I don't know what fine I will get I really cant afford the fine, i am crippled by a huge amount of debt and I am trying to get out of it. What do you think the fine will be/ could I still be offered the course? Really need closure, is the police at fault not communicating with me for this length of time? Many Thanks AudiWanka |
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Thu, 29 Aug 2019 - 20:47
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Member Group: Members Posts: 63 Joined: 20 Apr 2019 From: London Member No.: 103,503 |
A Notice of Intended Prosecution must be served to the registered keeper within 14 days. In your case it arrived within 10 days and I assume it has been sent back to Essex Police by now.
I wouldn't have expected a reply by Essex to you by now but keep an eye out within the next week or so. I reckon Essex only offer a speed awareness course up to 64MPH for breaking a 50MPH limit. You could possible be facing £100 + 3 penalty points on the basis your licence has less then 9 points. Either way a Speed awareness course would have cost £90, so your pretty much looking at loosing £100 (again if your licence hasn't got more then 9 points) |
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Fri, 30 Aug 2019 - 09:50
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
There is no £1000 fine, the penalty is UP TO, in reality it’s almost impossible to get that size of fine, not least that a guilty plea carries a reduction of upto 33%.
-------------------- There is no such thing as a law abiding motorist, just those who have been scammed and those yet to be scammed!
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Tue, 10 Sep 2019 - 21:39
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
There is no £1000 fine, the penalty is UP TO, in reality it’s almost impossible to get that size of fine, not least that a guilty plea carries a reduction of upto 33%. I would say it's completely impossible to get a £1,000 fine. To impose such a fine, the court would have to be satisfied that no more serious offence of speeding could ever conceivably be committed, but if an offence is that serious, you'll almost undoubtedly be looking at dangerous driving rather than speeding. -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Wed, 11 Sep 2019 - 06:49
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
RWI £800, Band C offence and no guilty plea, nominal fine £1200.....
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Wed, 11 Sep 2019 - 14:42
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Member Group: Members Posts: 13,572 Joined: 28 Mar 2010 Member No.: 36,528 |
RWI £800, Band C offence and no guilty plea, nominal fine £1200..... Guidance is that the fine for a first time offender pleading not guilty should not exceed 75% of the maximum whatever the income. To get up to £1000 fine, the offender would need a considerable number of previous offences and/or tick the aggravating features boxes. -------------------- |
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Sun, 15 Sep 2019 - 19:29
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
RWI £800, Band C offence and no guilty plea, nominal fine £1200..... Guidance is that the fine for a first time offender pleading not guilty should not exceed 75% of the maximum whatever the income. To get up to £1000 fine, the offender would need a considerable number of previous offences and/or tick the aggravating features boxes. I maintain that to impose the maximum fine, the court would need to be satisfied that no worse case could ever come up (because if it did, there would be no power to impose a higher fine). -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Mon, 16 Sep 2019 - 03:47
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
Doesn’t that fly in the face of means related fines? It’s meant to be a cap, but the standard calculations will take you to £1000 without it being the worst speeding offence imaginable.
This post has been edited by The Rookie: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 - 03:47 -------------------- There is no such thing as a law abiding motorist, just those who have been scammed and those yet to be scammed!
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Mon, 16 Sep 2019 - 08:01
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Member Group: Members Posts: 4,126 Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Member No.: 96,238 |
That was my assumption although, in practice, celebrities still appear to receive fines far below the maximum
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Mon, 16 Sep 2019 - 14:06
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
Doesn’t that fly in the face of means related fines? It’s meant to be a cap, but the standard calculations will take you to £1000 without it being the worst speeding offence imaginable. I don't profess to be a sentencing expert but I would have thought it would be quite unfair if two offenders who've committed offences of different seriousness were to receive the same fine, as it would fly in the face of "the punishment must fit the crime". -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Mon, 16 Sep 2019 - 16:55
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,300 Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Member No.: 47,602 |
Doesn’t that fly in the face of means related fines? It’s meant to be a cap, but the standard calculations will take you to £1000 without it being the worst speeding offence imaginable. I don't profess to be a sentencing expert but I would have thought it would be quite unfair if two offenders who've committed offences of different seriousness were to receive the same fine, as it would fly in the face of "the punishment must fit the crime". AFAIK that is a song from a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, rather than a principle of English law. |
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Mon, 16 Sep 2019 - 18:14
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Member Group: Life Member Posts: 24,213 Joined: 9 Sep 2004 From: Reading Member No.: 1,624 |
I maintain that to impose the maximum fine, the court would need to be satisfied that no worse case could ever come up (because if it did, there would be no power to impose a higher fine). Drugs are bad, m'kay. There are sentencing guidelines and there are statutory caps on the levels of the fines. Whether others might have done worse, based on whatever over-simplified metric they use to determine seriousness, is irrelevant. -------------------- Andy
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