What happens if a vehicle gets a speeding ticket but you are not sure who was driving??
Question: I have a commercial vehicle that has been caught speeding. The problem is there are four people who may have been driving and we are not sure who was. I want to know what would happen if we can't say for sure who was driving.
Answers: mmmmmm hard one sack them all or get someone to own up to the speeding and get them to take it on the chin.. someone knows who was drivin..its not ure responsability as long as ur van is insured..
http://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q618...
It is the responsibility of the last known registered keeper of the vehicle to provide details of who was driving at the time of the alleged offence. Failure to do so could result in a fine.
If you do not know who was driving then you should contact the Central Ticket Office of the force concerned who will advise you what action to take as policy may vary from force to force. Photographic evidence (if available) may resolve the issue.
If it is a company vehicle and no driver can be identified the it may be the company secretary/director is prosecuted for failure to furnish driver details. If every effort was made to identify the driver it is possible that the company will receive a warning letter and requesting that they implement a logging out system for vehicles. If they re-offend it is very likely that they will be prosecuted.
http://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q206...
Most forces will not release photographic evidence unless the ticket is challenged (plead not guilty). You will then be sent the photographic evidence and the police officers statement. You will not then be able to pay the ticket; you will have to attend court.
ordinarily, the driver gets the citation, not the vehicle. The exception is for those automatic camera devices. With those, the citation is sent to the registered owner. The owner can defend by merely swearing in court that he was driving. The doesn't mean the actual driver gets a ticket, it just means the owner is acquitted.
Most of the time, in some states, you get a bye if the driver is not recognizable.
I have to assume this was a photo radar issue, since any nice officer would have documented the DL# of the driver.
In OR, in court (I wasn't speeding either, honest!), I saw one a photo radar ticket thrown out for exactly this reason. Made me want to start a company on the spot.
No guarantees your state, or circumstances, will net you the same results.
You can ask for a copy of any photograph taken by the camera to see if you can identify the driver. Ultimately the company can be prosecuted for not disclosing the identity, but that may be preferable to a ban.
The time and date and place of offence will have been logged so look up your own records and that way you can pin point the culprit.
If not, then you as the owner may have to cough up but I would ask each of the drivers ( if no one owns up that is) to pay a share of the fine, i.e. normally £60 so that would £15 each
The company is ultimately responsible for anything that happens to a vehicle it owns. If there are 4 that have access, perhaps the simplest thing would be to ask all 4 and see what responses you get. If not one will admit to it, you are in a bad spot, and will probably have to implement a log system for the future.
be care full who you lend your car to
i am sure you know who was driving the van at the time as you must have records of who was doing what in their jobs that day, however if you go to court saying there is no way of knowing who was driving you may get away with it, try it and see.
Answers: mmmmmm hard one sack them all or get someone to own up to the speeding and get them to take it on the chin.. someone knows who was drivin..its not ure responsability as long as ur van is insured..
http://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q618...
It is the responsibility of the last known registered keeper of the vehicle to provide details of who was driving at the time of the alleged offence. Failure to do so could result in a fine.
If you do not know who was driving then you should contact the Central Ticket Office of the force concerned who will advise you what action to take as policy may vary from force to force. Photographic evidence (if available) may resolve the issue.
If it is a company vehicle and no driver can be identified the it may be the company secretary/director is prosecuted for failure to furnish driver details. If every effort was made to identify the driver it is possible that the company will receive a warning letter and requesting that they implement a logging out system for vehicles. If they re-offend it is very likely that they will be prosecuted.
http://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q206...
Most forces will not release photographic evidence unless the ticket is challenged (plead not guilty). You will then be sent the photographic evidence and the police officers statement. You will not then be able to pay the ticket; you will have to attend court.
ordinarily, the driver gets the citation, not the vehicle. The exception is for those automatic camera devices. With those, the citation is sent to the registered owner. The owner can defend by merely swearing in court that he was driving. The doesn't mean the actual driver gets a ticket, it just means the owner is acquitted.
Most of the time, in some states, you get a bye if the driver is not recognizable.
I have to assume this was a photo radar issue, since any nice officer would have documented the DL# of the driver.
In OR, in court (I wasn't speeding either, honest!), I saw one a photo radar ticket thrown out for exactly this reason. Made me want to start a company on the spot.
No guarantees your state, or circumstances, will net you the same results.
You can ask for a copy of any photograph taken by the camera to see if you can identify the driver. Ultimately the company can be prosecuted for not disclosing the identity, but that may be preferable to a ban.
The time and date and place of offence will have been logged so look up your own records and that way you can pin point the culprit.
If not, then you as the owner may have to cough up but I would ask each of the drivers ( if no one owns up that is) to pay a share of the fine, i.e. normally £60 so that would £15 each
The company is ultimately responsible for anything that happens to a vehicle it owns. If there are 4 that have access, perhaps the simplest thing would be to ask all 4 and see what responses you get. If not one will admit to it, you are in a bad spot, and will probably have to implement a log system for the future.
be care full who you lend your car to
i am sure you know who was driving the van at the time as you must have records of who was doing what in their jobs that day, however if you go to court saying there is no way of knowing who was driving you may get away with it, try it and see.
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