....I posted a few months back about a very frustrating pair of speeding fines* I got - they now go from bad to worse.
2 to sort, one course and one set of 3 points - paid both the fine and the course fee, did the course, thought nothing of it.
Now, last week i receive a letter charging me with a driving offence, I hadn't realised I needed to send licence of to complete the conditional offer of 3 points. So now I have a court hearing, where I need to enter a plea and will no doubt receive a substantially larger fine, and presumably a record of some description.
Hugely frustrating, and seemingly hugely unnecessary - they have to prepare all this paperwork, refund the fine already paid, have a court date, etc......surely a simple chase letter would have been the best way to approach it, at the cost to the taxpayer of about £3?
When I paid the course fee for speed awareness I got a confirmation email, then detailed joining instructions, then a reminder, then a further reminder sent. When I paid the fine there was no coinfirmation other than the payment receipt on screen (not e-mailed), no request to ensure I send licence of, and nothing else at all.
I would say it is a money making scheme from the Government in normal circumstances - but unless the fine is in the thousands, which it surely can't be, then it will cost them money as well as me.
*71 and 70 on the A12 because, after 15 months of driving through this route at least 3 times a week my 6 seater Vito was, for 45 minutes only seemingly, declared to be a van and limited to 60mph rather than 70mph on A roads.... |  |
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