Fined for not wearing a belt

[rothers2901]

Depending on the type of proceedings acquitted defendants or private prosecutors may have:

a defendants costs order, or order for prosecution costs which is an order for recovery of costs from central funds i.e. money provided by the tax-payer an inter-partes costs order, which is an order that the losing party before the court should pay the legal costs.

 

Where legal costs are to be recovered, the litigator (solicitor) acting for the acquitted defendant or private prosecutor should have a bill of costs drafted and lodged with the National Taxing Team.

 

Where proceedings are commenced on or after 1st October 2012 and a defendants costs order for payment out of central funds includes provision for legal costs (in the magistrates court or on appeal from the magistrates court to the Crown Court) the amount recoverable will be restricted to legal aid rates which is much less than private costs so could still loose out.

[AJRFulton]

A system whereby you are wrongly fined but it costs you at least 5x the fine to appeal it, seems horribly skewed.

[spursmaddave]

A system whereby you are wrongly fined but it costs you at least 5x the fine to appeal it, seems horribly skewed.

 

Yep, who knows if the officer was actually mistaken or just thought nice car he can afford £100

 

 

 

Sent from the golf club...

[Jp606]

Unbelievable, I'd be so angry if I was in your position right now