Driver threatened with having his car seized after he mistakenly failed to pay remaining £1 speeding fine
A DRIVER was threatened with having his car seized because he didn't finishing paying off his speeding fine - but he was short by just £1.
Mark Boardman, 43, was sent a "further steps notice" warning him of the drastic action after he paid £180 of the £181 fine.Mark Boardman, 43, was threatened with having his car seized after he paid £180 of his £181 speeding fineThe former delivery driver turned warehouseman was also disqualified from driving for six months under the totting up procedure and was forced to change jobs.By December he thought his last payment had covered the total bill.
"I had rung up to check the amount owed and thought I had paid off the fine well within the time agreed."I am not complaining about the fine but about the tone of the letter.Mark from Blackburn, Lancs., made an arrangement to clear the penalty in instalments paying £50 on November 5 and December 1.
His local Ewood councillor Maureen Bateson said: "I think this letter is madness. It's heavy-handedness gone insane.MOST READ IN NEWS
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