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Speeding
Jun 15, 2010
Writing off magistrates court fines
I have recently gone bankrupt and have ,by the looks of it , some outstanding fines that cannot(according to the insolvency practitioner dealing with my case)be written off.Most of the parking fines have been to bailiffs and written off by my local council ,although at the time of my bankruptcy a few where still with bailiffs and still seem to be live.My main concern is with a court fine for the civil offence of speeding which occurred April 2008.I was wondering how long it was until such a fine would get written off by the courts?is there a time limit built in to such civil offences?I have manages to pay off some of the fine a few years ago but am now not in a position to be able to afford to pay any outstanding monies owed.I am also worried that the fine will keep accumulating from its present £205 to thousands.Any advice would be appreciated.Many Tha
Category: Speeding
Posted by: patterson
The fine for speeding is not a civil offence - its a criminal offence as it is dealt with in the criminal court.
You can make an application for a fine to be remitted at any stage if there has been a change in your circumstances. The court has a power to remit fines at its discretion if your means are different to what they were when the fines were imposed. There is not set time limit. Contact the court fines office and arrange to attend a fines court. Take proof of your bankruptcy with you.
The court may decide to reduce the fine and then take £5 per week from any income/benefits that you receive. You have to bear in mind that they still enforce fines against people that are on benefits so they may not be willing to write this off completely.