Speeding fine: calculation of weekly income

[MS4]

Not sure this is in the right place, but...

My weekly salary is very low (£175 or so). The rest of the earnings from my contracting are paid from my limited company directly into my pension.

Is the weekly salary all the court can take into account?

Thanks

Mark

[MrButton]

Speeding fine: calculation of weekly income

You pay £175 per week and no dividends?

If so then yeah. That’s your earnings so it’s a fair representation?

[kaiser78]

What does that have to do with a speeding fine ?

[MrButton]

What does that have to do with a speeding fine ?

Fines can be based on earnings now. I’m sure I’ve read that.

[MS4]

What does that have to do with a speeding fine ?

The fine is up to 175% of weekly income:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/co...-wages-monday/

https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk...weekly-income/

[MS4]

You pay £175 per week and no dividends?

If so then yeah. That’s your earnings so it’s a fair representation?

Correct, currently no dividends (actually never any since I started this limited company).

Mark.

[psychocandy]

But you still may get an offer of speed awareness course or fixed penalty anyway... So it doesnt matter.

I did crap myself recently when I got caught - especailly since i'm through an umbrella - that would have been massive.

[Hobosapien]

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/l...peeding-fines/

Most normal offences, where you are caught exceeding the limit by a small amount over any tolerance at discretion of the fuzz on the day (e.g. 10% + 2 mph) will be the normal fixed penalty notice of £100 + 3 points. If it goes to court for any reason then that's where they can fine up to £1000 (or £2500 for motorway offence) based on weekly income.

Not sure how they calculate weekly income if say you are using typical minimum salary plus dividend approach, whether they look at salary only as dividends are not paid often enough to be predictable and guaranteed income.

Just another way for the 'hard working families' to pay disproportionately more than those playing the benefits system. Why do only fools and horses work, it's a mugs game.

[Old Greg]

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/l...peeding-fines/

Most normal offences, where you are caught exceeding the limit by a small amount over any tolerance at discretion of the fuzz on the day (e.g. 10% + 2 mph) will be the normal fixed penalty notice of £100 + 3 points. If it goes to court for any reason then that's where they can fine up to £1000 (or £2500 for motorway offence) based on weekly income.

Not sure how they calculate weekly income if say you are using typical minimum salary plus dividend approach, whether they look at salary only as dividends are not paid often enough to be predictable and guaranteed income.

Just another way for the 'hard working families' to pay disproportionately more than those playing the benefits system. Why do only fools and horses work, it's a mugs game.

There is meant to be deterrent factor in fines, so it makes sense to fine wealthier people more.

[WordIsBond]

There is meant to be deterrent factor in fines, so it makes sense to fine wealthier people more.

No.

Taxation need not be equal but justice should be. Punishment should fit the crime, not the impact on the perpetrator.

Richard Branson shouldn't pay any more for a speeding fine than I should.

Somebody who is retired shouldn't go to prison longer than I should just because he has more time to spare.