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BUS LANE FINE MOTABILITY

30 replies

BoldPombear · 14/02/2025 13:47

My daughter has a Motability car, she doesn't drive. I was driving her recently and went in a bus lane and a fine has been issued addressed to her as the keeper of the car. Does anyone know whether this can be contested? I suppose I'm asking whether the fine is for the car or the person driving the car!!

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CraftyNavySeal · 14/02/2025 13:49

It’s always worth trying, they will probably ask who was driving though.

Newyearsametroubles · 14/02/2025 13:50

What are the grounds to contest? The fine goes to the driver…

EmmaMaria · 14/02/2025 13:52

I is her reponsibility as the keeper to either take responsibility for the fine, or tell them who the driver was so that they can be pursued for the fine. The fine is for the driver, but in the absence of other information then it is assume the drver and keeper are the same person.

UpTheAnte · 14/02/2025 13:52

Registered keeper is liable. Morally, the driver is but legally, the owner.

Ilikewinter · 14/02/2025 13:52

Your daughter needs to tell them she wasnt driving and they will expect her to give your details. The letter / fine will always be sent to to the registered owner

Littletreefrog · 14/02/2025 14:18

Your daughter tells them you were driving and then they fine you.

PinkPonyClub25 · 14/02/2025 14:20

It's her responsibility to tell them who was driving, so she needs to tell them you were driving.

KendrickLamarsJeans · 14/02/2025 14:43

Is your daughter an adult?

There was a similar post recently but the motability car was for a disabled child and the fine was addressed to the child.

I don't remember what the outcome was but I'd have thought there should be a way to prevent situations where disabled children or disabled adults who don't have the understanding or capacity to understand fines or challenge them, end up responsible for paying fines their carers incurred.

needapokerface · 14/02/2025 14:46

Why do you want to contest it, you drove into a bus lane that incurs a fine.

Just pay the fine online using your bank card with the reference number given.

FromHere · 14/02/2025 15:00

What reason are using to contest it?

ValerieValentine · 14/02/2025 15:01

Why are you contesting it? You admit you drove in the bus lane, so… pay it?

Overthebow · 14/02/2025 15:04

Surely you’d just pay her fine as you were the one driving? Why do you need to contest?

IglesiasPiggl · 14/02/2025 15:09

It doesn't matter whose bank account it comes from, just pay it using the reference number.

Littletreefrog · 14/02/2025 15:35

Those saying just pay it, the fine should be in the name of the person who committed the offence. Tell them you were driving then when they issue the fine to you pay it. If the daughter pays it without getting it put into the right person's name she is accepting she committed the offence which she didn't.

Dropthepilots · 14/02/2025 15:54

The Motability lease holder (your daughter) needs to inform whoever sent the fine notice that it was you (her named driver) that was driving. They then redirect the fine to you and you pay. Otherwise you just pay on her behalf. Motability will be informed in either case.

stichguru · 14/02/2025 15:55

Of course she can. I mean I guess if you offer up that you were driving and you pay the fine, they won't punish your daughter.

The thing is, provided you or the car's owner has the right insurance, you can drive any car. There is no way of tracking who is driving what car.

LIZS · 14/02/2025 15:57

She will be asked to name the driver then pay the fine. It does not matter that the car is in her name as registered keeper.

Changingplace · 14/02/2025 15:58

Normally a fine letter will ask were you driving or was someone else. Your daughter needs to reply saying you were driving, then you pay the fine.

I don’t think it being a mobility car matters either way really, you were driving so you need to pay the fine.

EmmaMaria · 14/02/2025 16:11

KendrickLamarsJeans · 14/02/2025 14:43

Is your daughter an adult?

There was a similar post recently but the motability car was for a disabled child and the fine was addressed to the child.

I don't remember what the outcome was but I'd have thought there should be a way to prevent situations where disabled children or disabled adults who don't have the understanding or capacity to understand fines or challenge them, end up responsible for paying fines their carers incurred.

I totally disagree. If the disabled person doesn't have capacity, then there is a named person (who does) associated with their claim. There has to be. The motability scheme is a legal contract, and if the disabled person doesn't have capacity they can't enter into that contract, so someone else must have done so on their behalf. So responsibility passes to that person. Disability should not be an excuse for avoiding fines.

Dropthepilots · 14/02/2025 16:12

@stichguru under the Motability scheme only those formally nominated by the leaseholder can drive the car (under the terms of the scheme), I assume in OPs case that she is a nominated driver for her daughter.

HollyBerryz · 14/02/2025 16:16

Just pay it. No one keeps track of who's been fined.

redphonecase · 14/02/2025 16:29

She pays the fine, you refund her.

CriticalOverthinking · 14/02/2025 16:43

She can respond with your details as the driver- or you can if she is unable.

It's the same with any car where there is a fine, it goes to the registered keeper. When I got a parking fine in DHs car he go the letter and I just paid it. The motability isn't really relevant.

SheRaaPrincessOfPower · 14/02/2025 16:47

Surely there is information on the letter about what to do if it was someone else driving. It must happen all of the time.

Then you will be issued a fine in your name and there will be instructions on how to pay it.

stichguru · 14/02/2025 17:07

@Dropthepilots Unless by "only those formally nominated by the leaseholder can drive the car" you actually mean "only the one person nominated by the leaseholder can drive the car", you still have the issue of needing to know who was driving the car at the time the offence was committed! Supposing that OP wasn't honest and didn't own up, you either have to spend the time and money, convicting all of them, or you put it down to the car owner and hope they sort it.

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