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Thu 4 Jun 2009 21:12
Is this an urban myth? [Read only] - malteser

This is how the points get added to your licence:

If you get a fixed penalty notice through the post which also carries
penalty points the computer system first sends you a demand for the
cash. When you have paid, it then sends a demand to return your licence for
endorsement.

It cannot handle the licence endorsement and the payment at the same
time, and it cannot process the points part of the system until the
financial section is complete.

If you overpay the fixed penalty, it must issue and send a refund
cheque for the overpayment.

Therefore, overpay the fixed penalty by sending a cheque for the full
amount plus £1.

The computer will then automatically generate a refund cheque for the
over-payment and send it to you.

** **** Do not cash this refund cheque ? DUMP IT**.*

The system then remains ?open? and cannot generate the ?send your
licence for endorsement? demand part of the program.

It does, however, record your payment of the fixed penalty, so it does
not trigger the ?follow-up unpaid fine? stage. As there is no human intervention, the system will leave you alone, since it has got your money, which is the primary objective!

Edited by Pugugly on 04/06/2009 at 21:19

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Thu 4 Jun 2009 21:12
Is this an urban myth? - Rattle
Been done to death, its a myth it is just a silly chain email and there is no truth in it. There is lots of posts on this site about it :).
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Thu 4 Jun 2009 21:18
Is this an urban myth? - b308
Yes, quite right Rattle... it was a very recent thread as well, but for the life of me I can't remember the subject title...
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Thu 4 Jun 2009 21:19
Is this an urban myth? - Pugugly
Yesterday. :-( Locked
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