Thread: Fixed Penalty Notice - Offence code and details dont match

Hi all

I was stopped this morning for being on the phone whilst driving. The Police officer issued me a fixed penalty ticket which I signed however when I got home I noticed that the offence code has been marked correct - but in the free text the offence has been entered as "failure to wear a seatbelt".

Is there anything I can do?

No, the FPN is effectively an invitation to pay a fixed fee instead of being taken to court. If you were to insist on that then it's likely that the mistake would be corrected on the summons under the 'slip' rule.

What offence would be endorsed on my driving licence?

Originally Posted by budgieballs

What offence would be endorsed on my driving licence?

Good question, and in truth, I don't know

Originally Posted by TD27

If you don't produce and pay, the ticket will most likely go back to the officer for a summons file to be created.

No, that's not how an FPN works.

If you decide not to pay, then you must take positive action to elect for a Court hearing.

If you do nothing, then the fine will be enforced as though issued by the Court (IOW, effectively a default conviction)

I can only speak from personal experience Pat, and I have had jobs come back to me for file creation thru non payment.

OP, in any case, I'd agree that positive action is the best policy.

I was stopped by Merseyside Police and issued with an endorseable fixed penalty notice.

Ok, well personally I'd take it on the chin.

You don't dispute you were on the phone, and I would expect any challenge may be met with a summons.

Thats my personal view, others may think differently.