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If I plead guilty to a speeding-related offence but choose not to attend court, will it cost more in fines compared to attending in person?

Does attending court in person give a higher chance of a better outcome (e.g. lower fine or fewer points), or does it not make much difference?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Oh so I can’t post my message?

If the speed is too high for a Speed Awareness Course or COFP,the 2 factors that will affect the level of fine are how far over the limit you were, and your weekly income.
The fine will be a percentage of your weekly income, with a discount for an early guilty plea.

In effect, it won't make any difference to the fine whether you attend in person or allow the Single Justice Procedure to run its course.

If the speed is so high that the single Justice is considering a ban, you will be notified to attend in person.

The OP's original thread.

https://www.ftla.uk/speeding-and-other-criminal-offences/going-24mph-on-a-20-only-saw-nip-4-months-later/msg112987/#msg112987

It was locked, presumably because it was a garbled account of what may or may not have happened and despite a few attempts at getting the meat off the bones, all we wiser to was that the OP moved house and didn't update his V5C. However despite not seeing the NIP until 4 months later (not sure from when though) he was apparently offered an SAC that he didn't respond to either...

We can only assume that the OP now has a SJPN because they haven't bothered to inform us of that fact.