Shock - Police refund my speeding fine.

[Oblivious]

Im totally shocked, and confushed. Just been opening my post and I have the following letter from HMCS.

Bit of background info; I was pulled over in May of this year and apparently was doing 89.02mph, I paid my fine a week or so later over the phone. All done and dusted, my insurance company know about my points, and so do my company for my company car. I didnt complain or contest it at all.

However, I have just received this letter. I'm now really confushed as to what on earth is going on. Can anybody shed any light on this?

Searches don't reveal anything. One thing to note, is that I haven't received my license back yet.

 

[Adz]

Probably just an admin error, someone forgot to sign something or somesuch. They've got to cover their backs .

Disclaimer: Could be talking complete crap... for a change

 

[Tesla]

Make sure you call your insurers and get a full refund from them for the extra points premium.

I would be tempted to ring them to find out why, but on the other hand you dont want to arose suspicion and get them to change their minds again!

 

[Oblivious]

Probably just an admin error, someone forgot to sign something or somesuch. They've got to cover their backs .

Disclaimer: Could be talking complete crap... for a change

I hope your right, Im a bit scared :/. Ill find out tommorow when I call them.

Tesla, it doesn't say anything about having the points removed. I guess I'll need to ring the DVLA to find out, if I don't want to risk ringing the police.

 

[v0n]

This is court's service, which means they were probably contested by someone and in process found guilty of rouge ticketing or measuring with faulty equipment, hence refund to all "victims"....

 

[Pinter75]

I would be tempted to ring them to find out why, but on the other hand you dont want to arose suspicion and get them to change their minds again!

You can't be tried for the exact same offence again in the UK. Double Jeopardy clause.

 

[Nikias]

You can't be tried for the exact same offence again in the UK. Double Jeopardy clause.

Wasn't it repealed with the Criminal Justice Act last year?

 

[Ev0]

Wasn't it repealed with the Criminal Justice Act last year?

Isn't that just in a bad movie?

 

[Gaygle]

Maybe it has something along the lines of this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/speed/default.asp?storyId=14960

 

[Jonny69]

It can't be right, your name is all smudged at the top. I think it's a scam.

 

[Puppetmaster]

Maybe it has something along the lines of this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/speed/default.asp?storyId=14960

not the same really as he was pulled over by a copper, so he wouldnt get it wrong

It can't be right, your name is all smudged at the top. I think it's a scam.

just ..... no

 

[Sputnik II]

not the same really as he was pulled over by a copper, so he wouldnt get it wrong.

Maybe the equipment they was using was out of calibration or something, I couldn't see them handing back money without a reason. Oh, one last thing......A copper is still a human being, they make mistakes too Albeit they don't ever think they do.

 

[Adam]

Well if they have refunded your fine I would want the points removed as well. Surely there must be some doubt if they are issuing refunds from a cash machine.

 

[Fensta]

You can't be tried for the exact same offence again in the UK. Double Jeopardy clause.

Actually, you can, in a round about way. They can re-try for the same offence if another offence has been comitted within a 'conditional' period, usually 12 months of the first offence.

EDIT: Awaits postman with my £240 and 9 point reversal......