MOTORING NEWS - Here are a couple of facts on fines:
• Unless you have been summoned to appear in court with an official document and you do not appear as instructed, no matter how old the fine is, you cannot be arrested for not having paid an outstanding traffic fine.
• Traffic officers may not force a driver to pay an outstanding traffic fine at a road block.
• If you receive a section 56 notice, you have 30 days to pay the fine. If you receive a section 341 notice, you have approximately three months to pay the fine.
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