I appreciate this is a bit of a lengthy post, but any advice is appreciated.

To summarise I was pulled for doing 48MPH in a 30MPH limit in august 2013 and handed a yellow ticket. I chased the fixed penalty notice as this took 6 weeks to arrive.

When it did arrive they had the wrong registration on the letter so I responded in 2 weeks noting “This is the wrong registration I was not driving that vehicle.” I included both parts of license and payment information and posted to the address as instructed. This was stamped by 2 different departments and returned to me 2 months later in the first week of December.

The letter did not say why it had been returned but acknowledged that the incorrect registration did not invalidate the notice (I never said that it had) and went on to say “Please comply with the Conditional Offer by sending both part of your driver’s licence and payment to the Fixed Penalty Office” but it did not provide an address for me to do so, as it was sent from another department.

I responded by phone on 02/01/2014 (after Christmas period) within 28 days of receipt of their letter and was told the case was now with the courts, despite the fact I had already sent all the correct information. I pleaded guilty by post and following a conversation with the Criminal Justice Department decided not to attend as I had forwarded copies of all correspondence and the full mitigating circumstances, detailing all the dates of calls I had made.

Following the hearing on the 14 th July I received 5points and a £322 total fine for something I had initially tried to pay. This seems very unfair and I wish I had of attended court. I am now contemplating appealing this ruling.

Has anyone had any similar experiences, or able to offer any constructive advice on how I should proceed. I am worried I will incur further costs should I appeal.

Thanks.