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I received a speeding fine May 2023 (been driving 8 years and this is my first one) but as I had forgotten to update my V5, I never received any correspondence for it as it all went to my old address. It's now gone to court without my knowledge and the first correspondence l've actually received is the final steps notice which states I have to pay £1014 in full within 12 days.I rung the number on the notice (I believe the fines officer) and they said I can make a statutory declaration that I was unaware of the proceedings against me and the court can reset the clock back to the initial fine. I was going to do this but then upon googling I'm seeing mixed answers about the DVLA fining me up to £1000 for forgetting to update the V5. So now I don't know if I'd be better off making a statutory declaration of unawareness to have the £1014 reversed back to the initial speeding fine cost, but risk DVLA also fining me up to £1000 for forgetting to update the V5, or just accept the court costs and ask for a payment plan. Which will route will I be less out of pocket with basically?Thanks