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Allegedly ( ), the way to avoid the fine is to wait until the last possible moment, then write to them to appologise for not paying the fine sooner, but you have been out of the country. Keep working along similar lines avoiding a summons but also avoiding paying the fine until 6 months has passed since the original offence. Once six months has passed, they can't prosecute.

The other important rule to remember is that a Notice of Intended Prosecution MUST be served on the registered keeper within 14 days of the offence. There was a thread on Pistonheads only today about somebody who got a letter dated 15/10 for an offence that took place 30/9 - most people would have paid up when it was *well* outside the timeframes in which it could only have legally been served. Again it's a demonstration of how the "safety" camera partnerships knowingly break the rules to rake in the cash.

Gareth