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If the judge thinks he is talking the mick with his answers he is well within his rights to do so, I wouldn't pretend I was a cross between nick griffin and bernard manning to try and get out of doing it!Last edited by kal; 13 December 2013, 13:14. -
I suppose so; most people without transport would normally live somewhere with public transport.Originally posted by DirtyDog View Post
You only get called up to your nearest court then? How can one find which one that is?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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I would quite like to do jury service when I am benched but of course you cant volunteer as that would be too convenient...Comment
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Unless the letter get delivered by some trackable method, just ignore it?
Get into the habit of not signing for things you don't know what they are (train up the other half too!!)Contracting: more of the money, less of the sh1tComment
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Answer to the second question is nope.Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I know in Greater London they can call you up to any court they think you can reach.
So some people I know who live in the outer London zones have been called up to serve at the Old Bailey, and a couple of others have been called up to courts that are definitely not their nearest ones. It was up to them to say if the court(s) they were assigned to took them too long to get to.
How do you find your nearest courts? - https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/ and chose "crime" in the dropdown box. It should show your nearest crown and magistrates courts."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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If they have proof of posting it's up to you to prove you didn't receive it. They assume competence from the Royal Mail.Originally posted by kingcook View PostComment
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Do you really think they obtain proof of posting from the hundreds of jury requests they send out per week?Originally posted by craig1 View Post
They don't so over estimate the amount of people they have to summon - remember some people go on holiday/travelling for months, some people end up in hospital for months, etc."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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It's easy to get this, I've seen it done. They have a list of letters from the automated printing and enveloping system, their post room give the list to the receiving postie who signs it without looking, they have proof of posting. I think HMRC adopted this system in in the 90s after losing a case because they couldn't prove they had posted a demand for payment. There may be more steps in the system that but that's how it was described to me...Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
A very quick Google search brought me to this page from Royal Mail for smaller businesses and individuals to get bulk proof of posting.Comment
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Oops, hadn't realised there had been a load of posts to this, so thanks to all for responding.
An update: I wrote a pleading letter, and got let off for a year. The letter is available as a template for £500 - unmarked bills only in a plain envelope. I'll indicate a suitable bin to place it in....
QDOS: thanks specifically for coming back on the issue.
Malvolio: No offence taken!Comment
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Wife just been called up. According to the notice, you can defer but only to be called again during the next 12 months.
With a kid to take to school and a small baby to look after, this just defers the problem. I'm PCG member so if I got forced to do it I'd be covered but, if wife does, it means that possibly I've got to take time off to take over the childcare.
Could be a fair bit of lost income. Unfortunately, no, we don't have family who could help take over.
Anyone successfully got it canned on this basis?
What do self-employed people do generally?Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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