So – 3 weeks ago I paid a speeding fine. Sent off a cheque along with both parts of my driving licence but it hasn’t been cashed.

I am unable to get through to anyone at the force (North Yorkshire) to discuss it so I was wondering – has this happened to anyone else? What next (assuming it is lost and I now have no driving licence).

Did you send it recorded?

Nope. Unfortunately.

Since its lost forget about it and …….. get someone to take your points. I suggest your wife as you obviously have a strong, honest and faithful relationship.

Bump for the evening crowd…

Here’s a crazy idea… Why don’t you give them a call and see if they’ve received it yet and how long they’re taking to process and return licences.

Just a thought like…

dashed….thought the OP said he’d been unable to get through to anyone at the force, so presume as a result he is unable to check 😆

Thank you – at least one person read my OP.

Dashed – feel free to find a number for N Yorks Police that allows me to reach the department I need.

Maybe they just pay cheques in once a month, and havent got to that date yet.

Possibly yes. Would be good to know though – but the website (and trying to get through to anyone) is shocking. Just thought I’d ask to see if anyone else had experienced similar.

At the moment I can imagine I will have to re-apply for my licence (which will no doubt be at a cost) then have threatening letters from the police running concurrently as I try to sort it out, eventually increasing my fine.

Why didn’t I send it Recorded?

Tried 999? That normally gets you through to the old bill?

There are police stations all over the place.
Why not go into one of them and ask ?

Neal – that will be my next move. I had kind of assumed I could reach someone on a phone though, silly old me.

You could always try here: The Rozzers – there’s even a list of all the departments you can get through to here – must be someone from that huge list who can help you… Plus there are email and postal contacts. Or as previously suggested, pop into your local Police station. I suspect they deal with mountains of speeding fines and won’t be banking cheques on a daily basis.

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Maybe they just pay cheques in once a month, and havent got to that date yet.

No way, they cash them the same day, It sounds like your license and the cheque has been lost.

The only way to find out for sure tho is to contact them and heed the lesson of sending an official document by “standard” post.

Dashed – seriously, I dare you to try.

Option one is to make a report (not relevant)

Option three is to ask for a custody suite (not relevant)

Option two is to speak to a department – so I read through this list:
Abnormal Loads
Alarms Administrator
ANPR
Bedale Police Station
Case Building Unit Harrogate
Case Building Unit Scarborough
Case Building Unit York
Catterick Police Station
Central Ticket Office
Civil Disclosure
Collision Investigation Unit
Community Safety
Compliance
Confidential Unit
Coroners Office Harrogate
Coroners Office Northallerton
Coroners Office Scarborough
Coroners Office Selby
Coroners Office Skipton
Coroners Office York
Corporate Communications
Covert Standards
Crime Management Unit
Crime Recording
Crime Scene Investigation
Criminal Records Bureau
Custody Harrogate
Custody Northallerton
Custody Scarborough
Custody Selby
Custody Skipton
Custody York
Deployment Manager
Eastfield Police Station
Emergency Planning
Federation
Filey Police Station
Financial Investigation Unit
Financial Services
Fingerprint Bureau
Firearms and Explosives Licensing
Firearms Support Unit
Firearms Training
Force Control Room
Force Control Room Inspector
Force Intelligence Bureau
Forensic Services
Futures
Harrogate CID
Harrogate Police Station
Hi Tech Crime Unit
Human Resources
Identification Unit
Information Systems Directorate
Integrated Offender Management Unit Harrogate
Integrated Offender Management Unit Scarborough
Integrated Offender Management Unit York
Intelligence Unit Harrogate
Intelligence Unit Scarborough
Intelligence Unit York
Knaresborough Police Station
Legal and Compliance Services
Lost Property
Major Crime Unit
Major Fraud Investigation Team
Malton CID
Malton Police Station
MAPPA Unit
Neighbourhood Support Team
Niche System Admin
Northallerton CID
Northallerton Police Station
Occupational Health and Welfare
Operational Support Inspectors
Operations and Contingency Planning
Organised Crime Unit
Payroll
Performance Team
Pickering Police Station
PNC Bureau
PNC Liaison
PNC Records
Press Office
Procurement
Professional Standards
Property and Facilities
Prosecution Team
Protecting Vulnerable Persons Harrogate
Protecting Vulnerable Persons Northallerton
Protecting Vulnerable Persons Scarborough
Protecting Vulnerable Persons York
Purchasing to Pay
Records Management
Resource Management Unit
Response Call Out
Richmond Police Station
Ripon Police Station
Road Policing Group
Road Policing Group Harrogate
Road Policing Group Malton
Road Policing Group Richmond
Road Policing Group Scarborough
Road Policing Group Skipton
Road Policing Group Tadcaster
Road Policing Group Thirsk
Safer Neighbourhood Area Craven Rural
Safer Neighbourhood Area Dales
Safer Neighbourhood Area Filey
Safer Neighbourhood Area Harrogate Outer
Safer Neighbourhood Area Harrogate Town
Safer Neighbourhood Area Knaresborough and Boroughbridge
Safer Neighbourhood Area Northallerton and Stokesley
Safer Neighbourhood Area Richmond and Catterick
Safer Neighbourhood Area Ripon and Pateley Bridge
Safer Neighbourhood Area Ryedale
Safer Neighbourhood Area Scarborough
Safer Neighbourhood Area Selby Rural
Safer Neighbourhood Area Selby Town
Safer Neighbourhood Area Skipton Town
Safer Neighbourhood Area Thirsk and Easingwold
Safer Neighbourhood Area Whitby
Safer Neighbourhood Area York City and East
Safer Neighbourhood Area York West
Safer Neighbourhood Service Desk
Safer Neighbourhood York North
Safer York Partnership
Scarborough CID
Scarborough Police Station
Selby CID
Selby Police Station
Skipton CID
Skipton Police Station
Special Branch
Special Branch Counter Terrorism Security Advisors
Special Branch Ports
Stokesley Police Station
Tadcaster Police Station
Tasking and Logistics Knaresborough
Tasking and Logistics Scarborough
Thirsk Police Station
Traffic Management
Transport Services
Unison
Whitby CID
Whitby Police Station
York CID
York Police Station

And have left phone messages at three of the departments that I *think* may be the one that can help. None have returned my calls and at no point have I been able to speak to someone.

If you wait for long enough without choosing an option they throw you to the switchboard (great I thought). But the ‘switchboard’ is the same automated message.

You’ve not helped yourself by not sending such important documents recorded.
Doesn’t bode well…….
Good luck in trying to get hold of someone.

Should have done PayPal gift!

Well, someone had to!

You’ve not helped yourself by not sending such important documents recorded.

I agree, but I didn’t really think to, given that it was just a standard envelope.

The thing is you’ve now lost your driving documents, so you’re out of pocket for them too.
Anything like licences, birth certificates and passports should alwys be sent recorded. It wont stop them going missing, but it should save you some money trying to replace them!
Im not trying to be condecending, as you probably are fully aware now of the risks.
sounds like a fl;ipping nightmare getting things sorted. Since when has it been so hard to give people money? 🙂

Update…

I left three messages on the answerphone for Road Policing Group Harrogate (because no-one picked up when I rang) and they eventually rang back last night. Except it was a Constable from Scarborough – just 50 or so miles away. He had no idea what to do and wasn’t able to give me a name, address or phone number of the correct department. But said he’d email someone that *should* be able to help and they would call back this morning. That didn’t happen. He also suggested it might be best to just wait for the threatening letter to come through and pick it up then.

Useless.

Do you still have your NOP on this there should be contact details.
Think the department you need will be Central Ticket Office, they deal with all speeding tickets issued.

Odd to find a Police service actually administering fines… this is a job for the Courts Service.

Are you sure you had to send your documents & fine to the Police…. I always thought that fixed penalty notices were dealt with by HMCS i.e. the courts service.

Could be wrong..

You don’t send your licence off to the police, you send it to the Courts Service here in West Yorks, as they do the administration and add the penalties. I expect it’s the same in N Yorks.

If you go past a speed camera well over the limit you’ll get another NOP so you can find the address where you sent the last one to. Copy this post and send it in as a valid reason for not being prosecuted for the second speeding.

A bit of digging reveals that N Yorks fines are handled by HMCS in Leeds. (regional service) 0113 037 6600 select option 4 to speak with an operator.

You don’t send your licence off to the police, you send it to the Courts Service here in West Yorks, as they do the administration and add the penalties. I expect it’s the same in N Yorks.

A bit of digging reveals that N Yorks fines are handled by HMCS in Leeds. (regional service) 0113 037 6600 select option 4 to speak with an operator.

Yeah that’s correct – I sent it to a Leeds address. Thanks for that – I looked and couldn’t find anything so just tried to speak to the police as a first course of action.

BTW – it’s 0113 307 6600 😉

Well that was useful – cheers. I got to speak to someone and it turns out they have moved over to a new system and they are massively behind with processing payments and they have a big pile of unopened correspondence – they think it will be mid-next week before it even gets onto the system.

So fingers crossed it turns up and faffage is avoided.

Cheers Scapegoat 🙂