Speeding Fine in Hired Car

[Thinfield]

I just received a fixed charge offence letter for speeding whilst in a hired car on a recent visit home. I live in the UK.
No real issue with the 80 Euro fine but could really do without the proposed 2 penalty points.
Is it really possible for those to be transferred onto my UK Driving Licence?
By the way, they've also got my christian name wrong on the notice...

 

[william]

Ya they can it happend to a mate of mine. Dont think the spelling issue is a problem .

 

[Thinfield]

Ya they can it happend to a mate of mine. Dont think the spelling issue is a problem .

It's not a spelling mistake. It's the wrong first name.
So, did your mate have to send his UK Driving Licence to Ireland to have the points added?

 

[Time]

They can't add points to a UK licence. Just send them the details, do not send the actual licence.

 

[Thinfield]

They can't add points to a UK licence. Just send them the details, do not send the actual licence.

Thanks for the good news - hopefully.
Is your knowledge / experience based on recent information, as there seems to be some suggestion that reciprocol arrangements were being considered between Ireland and the UK?

 

[PetrolHead]

There's a reciprocal arrangement between Northern Ireland and the Republic (I believe, but I'm happy to be corrected) but not between mainland UK and ROI.

 

[william]

To be honest im not sure but he said he got points on his anyway. Regarding the wrong first name well maybe you have a case there not sure .

 

[Time]

There are no reciprocal agreements regarding points between the UK/NI and the republic.
There are regarding driving bans however.

If AGS has sent a speeding notice to the UK how are they going to enforce it? Personally I would ignore it.

 

[Thinfield]

Just to let people know how this finally turned out. I spoke to the Fixed Charge Processing Office who confirmed that, at present, they cannot physically apply the points to a UK licence. What's more, as the notice carried the wrong christian name, they decided to cancel the notice altogether! I'm well into bonus territory there - an early Christmas present....