Infringement fines

About infringements

If you are caught breaking the law, you can be issued with a fine, which is a penalty in the form of an Infringement Notice.

Infringement Notice

If you receive an Infringement Notice for a fine, you have 21 days to pay the fine or deal with it in another way.

Penalty Reminder Notice

If you receive an Infringement Notice and don’t do anything about it by the due date, a Penalty Reminder Notice is issued, and a fee is added.

Notice of Final Demand

If you receive a Penalty Reminder Notice and don’t do anything about it by the due date, a Notice of Final Demand is issued, and another fee is added.

Enforcement Warrant

If you receive a Notice of Final Demand and don’t do anything about it by the due date, the Magistrates’ Court can issue an Enforcement Warrant against you and another fee is added.

7 Day Notice

If a sheriff’s officer has served you with a 7 Day Notice, this is your last chance to deal with the fine before the Sheriff takes further action against you.

Excessive speed, drug and alcohol offences

Fines for excessive speed, drug and alcohol offences are serious and can result in a licence cancellation or suspension, and a conviction. If you weren’t the person driving or want to go to court, you must act quickly.

Sanctions

If you don’t deal with your fines, a sanction can be applied. This includes suspending your licence or vehicle registration, or if a company fine, transferring financial responsibility for a fine to a Director of the company.

Infringement fine FAQs

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