fq-craigus
Well-Known Member
I was pulled over on 17/4/13 for not having a number plate on the front of my car, well after a ticking off the copper decides he is going to give me a ticket for the offence, so he writes one out,
Even though he checked my licence mot and tax and insurance at the roadside I still had to produce my docs within 7 days at my local station, so I did this the following day.
While in the police station the officer noticed that at the top of my ticket the payment ref had not been filled in, he had put the amount £30 fine but no reference codes, so the officer wandered off with my ticket and 20 mins later came back and all the boxes had been filled in. You can see this below
So 5 days after I was pulled over I make the payment via the phone on the automated system as advised on the back of the ticket. I write my payment ref on the ticket and that's matter closed
But it's not, I got a letter yesterday saying I now owe £90 because I have failed to pay in allocated timeframe. So straight away I put this down to the fact he didn't fill out the ticket properly and the payment ref I have used to pay doesn't corrospond to my ticket, so I call the courts this morning explain whats happened and she understands how ever then informs me that number plate offence is £60 not £30
So I'm awaiting a phone call back, as far as I am concered I have done all asked of me well within alloted times and I have in writing the fine amount as 30 with the offence writes clearly, so where do I stand, am I liable for the other 30 or am I right to dig my heels in?
Even though he checked my licence mot and tax and insurance at the roadside I still had to produce my docs within 7 days at my local station, so I did this the following day.
While in the police station the officer noticed that at the top of my ticket the payment ref had not been filled in, he had put the amount £30 fine but no reference codes, so the officer wandered off with my ticket and 20 mins later came back and all the boxes had been filled in. You can see this below
So 5 days after I was pulled over I make the payment via the phone on the automated system as advised on the back of the ticket. I write my payment ref on the ticket and that's matter closed
But it's not, I got a letter yesterday saying I now owe £90 because I have failed to pay in allocated timeframe. So straight away I put this down to the fact he didn't fill out the ticket properly and the payment ref I have used to pay doesn't corrospond to my ticket, so I call the courts this morning explain whats happened and she understands how ever then informs me that number plate offence is £60 not £30
So I'm awaiting a phone call back, as far as I am concered I have done all asked of me well within alloted times and I have in writing the fine amount as 30 with the offence writes clearly, so where do I stand, am I liable for the other 30 or am I right to dig my heels in?
