My ex wife insurance was out a couple of weeks.
She has a work van and doesn’t use car much.
She didn’t get a renewal as she had moved address before renewal was issued. She forgot to inform insurance company/ divorced few months and had moved address as a result, ( stressful times).
Bringing the young lad to a disco in her slippers a few months ago stopped at checkpoint.
Garda accepted her account , she was very upset and shocked. Never in trouble before.
She asked the Garda would he talk to me on the phone. I took call and explained like most husbands I looked after the renewals / paperwork for the last 20 years ... it was a genuine oversight..
he said to me ... and subsequently to her ...
I will accept whet you say ,and as it is a genuine error I propose to deal with it as follows ...
I will seize the car for no insurance.
I will issued a fine on the spot notice for no insurance disc ... car was taxed .... if those fines are paid .. in full and on time , that will be the end of it.
Thought that was very decent until .....
Today .... summons arrive for no insurance in the post .... she drives for a living , now her job is on the line.
She is in an awful state of worry now.
She paid over 250 euro in retrieving the car paying the fixed penalty notice etc produced her licence ....
Question.
Rather than spend the day in court and liar out further financially is it ok to send a letter by registered post to the district court clerk .. that will hand the letter to the judge when the case is called ?
-advice appreciated
She has a work van and doesn’t use car much.
She didn’t get a renewal as she had moved address before renewal was issued. She forgot to inform insurance company/ divorced few months and had moved address as a result, ( stressful times).
Bringing the young lad to a disco in her slippers a few months ago stopped at checkpoint.
Garda accepted her account , she was very upset and shocked. Never in trouble before.
She asked the Garda would he talk to me on the phone. I took call and explained like most husbands I looked after the renewals / paperwork for the last 20 years ... it was a genuine oversight..
he said to me ... and subsequently to her ...
I will accept whet you say ,and as it is a genuine error I propose to deal with it as follows ...
I will seize the car for no insurance.
I will issued a fine on the spot notice for no insurance disc ... car was taxed .... if those fines are paid .. in full and on time , that will be the end of it.
Thought that was very decent until .....
Today .... summons arrive for no insurance in the post .... she drives for a living , now her job is on the line.
She is in an awful state of worry now.
She paid over 250 euro in retrieving the car paying the fixed penalty notice etc produced her licence ....
Question.
Rather than spend the day in court and liar out further financially is it ok to send a letter by registered post to the district court clerk .. that will hand the letter to the judge when the case is called ?
-advice appreciated