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I live abroad - but got a speeding summons
DIR By: Cacaoqueen
Date: June 8, 2024, 2:44 pm
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I'm British and have a UK driving license but in December I
moved permanently abroad to a country outside the EU.
I got busted by a camera for speeding on FOUR separate
occasions in the same place in October and November last year.
:o
I guess I missed the camera! I was doing between 36-38 in a 30.
The thing is I use a friend's address for all my UK
communications and she didn't open my post until two months
after the fines had been sent!!! Now I've got a court summons
but I missed the date to plea so don't know what will happen
there.
I'm interested to know if the four offences means I'm likely to
get 12 points on my license which means a driving ban?
If I don't respond and just have my friend say she's not at
this address, doesn't live in the UK anymore and there's no
forwarding address is it likely the fine will be escalated to
the point that bailiffs will be sent to her address and a
warrant for my arrest could be issued?
If this happens will the legal proceedings against me continue
in my absence and could I end up with a criminal record?
Or a should I be a good citizen and try to attend the court date
virtually? Is that even an option now I tried to contact the
details on the Simmons but just get an automatic response saying
it’s too late!
Obviously l'm not too concerned about the driving ban, but l'd
prefer to not have a criminal record from the unpaid fine!
Grateful for any advice :) :)
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Re: I live abroad - but got a speeding summons
DIR By: FuzzyDuck
Date: June 8, 2024, 3:11 pm
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Since you didn't name the driver when requested, you are looking
at 24 points being awarded (4 x 6) for failing to name.
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Re: I live abroad - but got a speeding summons
DIR By: Dave Green
Date: June 8, 2024, 4:48 pm
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--- Quote from: Cacaoqueen link ---
>
> If I don't respond and just have my friend say she's not at
this address, doesn't live in the UK anymore and there's no
forwarding address is it likely the fine will be escalated to
the point that bailiffs will be sent to her address and a
warrant for my arrest could be issued?
--- End Quote ---
If your friend was to say that she doesn't have an address for
you outside of the UK and this wasn't true and the police or CPS
were to find out, bailiffs turning up at her door might be the
least of her problems.
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Re: I live abroad - but got a speeding summons
DIR By: Cacaoqueen
Date: June 8, 2024, 4:50 pm
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Well that shouldn’t be a problem because it is true - I don’t
live there, don’t live in the UK and haven’t given her a
forwarding address. :)
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Re: I live abroad - but got a speeding summons
DIR By: Southpaw82
Date: June 8, 2024, 5:26 pm
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If you’re driving on your UK licence wherever you’re living now,
it might be inconvenient for you if that licence becomes invalid
- local (to you) law might seem you not to be driving with a
licence.
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Re: I live abroad - but got a speeding summons
DIR By: Cacaoqueen
Date: June 8, 2024, 5:28 pm
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That’s not a worry either - I have a local license here so don’t
need the UK one.
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Re: I live abroad - but got a speeding summons
DIR By: Southpaw82
Date: June 8, 2024, 5:44 pm
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--- Quote from: Cacaoqueen link ---
>
> That’s not a worry either - I have a local license here so
don’t need the UK one.
>
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If you do nothing then you’ll be convicted of a number of
offences. Eventually the system will try to enforce the fines
and will go looking for you, probably starting at your friend’s
address. It’s not beyond the realms of possibility that
eventually a warrant will be issued for you, so watch out for
that if you ever return to the UK. Depending on where you are,
there might be a treaty allowing enforcement locally.
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Re: I live abroad - but got a speeding summons
DIR By: Cacaoqueen
Date: June 8, 2024, 5:45 pm
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Ok that’s very helpful thank you.
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