Thread: Have you received a letter from Davenport Lyons or ACS?
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Old 07-10-2008, 21:39   #195
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Re: Have you received a letter from Davenport Lyons?
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Originally Posted by photodude View Post
The law changed so that the owner had to offer up details and/or show they had made a "diligent and documented search" to ascertain who the driver was. If they can not provide a definite answer, the charges are dropped. Only exception to this rule is company cars Note that the police must make this request within 14 days of the offence, not 6 months to 2 years after the event, like Davenport Lyons are doing.
A defence that stands up in a criminal court, will stand well in a civil court
No, the offence is not knowing who was in control of the vehicle (as far as Im aware) if the owner can not state who the driver was.
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