Can you dispute a fixed penalty notice?

There is no formal appeal process for Fixed Penalty Notices – if you disagree that you have committed an offence, you can decide not to pay the Fixed Penalty Fine, and the matter will then be decided by a Court. …

When is conditional offer of fixed penalty scheme not issued?

2.1 Conditional Offers will not be issued in the following circumstances:  Where an offence has been detected and involves an on-duty Police Officer or Member of Police Staff (A Police officer or Member of Police Staff is considered as being on duty during their contracted hours). Any such offence

What do you need to know about fixed penalty notices?

Fixed penalty notices could be issued for a wide range of traffic and motoring offences, including speeding, driving without insurance or failing to wear a seatbelt. In this guide, we’ll explore the conditional offer of fixed penalty in more detail, looking at what it is exactly, when you could receive one and what happens if you do.

Can a police officer accept a conditional offer?

Under no circumstances are officers to accept payment of the Conditional Offer from an offender. 1.5 For further instruction, refer to the Lord Advocate’s Guidelines to Police on the operation of Police Conditional Offers of Fixed Penalty (confidential document available locally from Road Policing). 2.

Can you accept a fixed penalty if you are outside the EC?

If you hold an EC or EU licence, the process unit will clarify how to accept the conditional offer. If your licence is from outside the EC, you will be unable to accept the Fixed Penalty and the case will be referred to Court. I want to accept the offer but have mislaid my licence, what can I do?

When to send a conditional offer of fixed penalty?

The only requirement is that a NIP must be sent within 14 days of the alleged offence. It wasn’t a NIP like in a speeding allegation. In fact there is no mention of “notice” or “intended prosecution” on the letter. It is headed in bold type “CONDITIONAL OFFER OF FIXED PENALTY”.

When do you accept a fixed penalty equivalent?

Where the police offer a fixed penalty and the drivers doesn’t accept it through their own fault, the sentence should not be a fixed penalty equivalent. Unfortunately, not sending your licence in is the fault of the motorist; not the police. It is always worth asking if the magistrate will give you a fixed penalty equivalent.