Fixed penalty notice

A notice issued to someone who has committed an offence (typically, but not necessarily a traffic offence), which entitles them to pay a fixed sum of money as an alternative to being prosecuted for the offence.

Explanation attempts (119)

27 Oct 2012 10:35

A fine of a fixed sum, usually attributed to vehicle/parking/speeding tickets. Can be issued via the post and if unpaid within a certain time frame can increase in value. No criminal offence registered against the receiver of the notice if the fine is paid. It's illegal not to pay it.

28 Oct 2012 19:14

A mandatory fine not open to negotiation.

28 Oct 2012 20:02

Afine that is always the same monetary amount

29 Oct 2012 15:20

A fine of a fixed amount - the amount may be monetary or may be points for example on your driving license

29 Oct 2012 15:43

A fine (e.g. parking ticket)

29 Oct 2012 17:17

A penalty that you have to pay by a certain time

29 Oct 2012 20:51

a penalty or punishment that is fixed, and notice of this penalty

30 Oct 2012 09:01

A PENALTY NOTICE IS TO FIT THE CRIME

30 Oct 2012 18:47

A fine that is for the same amount

30 Oct 2012 19:58

That a law has been broken but to streamline administration there is a standard penalty regardless of circumstances

30 Oct 2012 20:06

A fee or a sum of money which someone must pay for not obliging a certain rule e.g. not buying a car parking ticket

30 Oct 2012 20:33

A fine for speeding or parking illegally.

30 Oct 2012 22:41

Set amount to pay for an offence committed instead of going to court.

31 Oct 2012 12:36

fixed payment

31 Oct 2012 14:35

A non-negotiable penalty charge usually given with a time deadline

31 Oct 2012 15:10

a fixed fine

31 Oct 2012 15:18

A penalty, a parking fine for example, that is of a fixed amount

31 Oct 2012 17:51

A fixed penatly is where you have done something wrong, unlawful and have recieved a fixed penalty notice explaining what you ahve done and the penalty.

31 Oct 2012 19:19

A fine or fee that will be paid to the authorities. This penalty must be dealt with and will not change until completed. A parking fine is a common example of a fixed penalty notice.

31 Oct 2012 20:21

a fixed penalty notice is an on the spot punishment handed out for a number of different offences and mainly results in a fine

31 Oct 2012 23:15

Don't know

1 Nov 2012 16:49

a fine that needs to be paid within a specific period

1 Nov 2012 21:07

Describes when a certain offence has a automatic cost or punishment implication , that is fixed and non variable.

1 Nov 2012 22:00

A warning for a fine for an offence, that isn't a variable amount depending on the severity of the crime.

2 Nov 2012 09:43

A period of time before penalties for a crime are to be served,

20 Nov 2012 20:59

That the penalty or fine is set according to the offence and isn't varied

21 Nov 2012 00:03

A fixed penalty notice is a pre determined punishment for breaking a law. I'm not sure if this would be a fine though.

21 Nov 2012 00:36

A fixed fine - not subject to any further edits or conditions

21 Nov 2012 00:57

A notice or notification that you have been found in violation of the law and have to pay a penalty

21 Nov 2012 05:08

This is the sepcific period in which a fine must be paid

21 Nov 2012 06:13

A paper demand for funds issued as a result of having broken a minor law.

21 Nov 2012 08:34

no quibbling. pay now and pay what they want.

21 Nov 2012 12:53

A set fine for an offence

21 Nov 2012 16:50

A censure which can be issued for minor infringements, such as dropping litter or cycling on the pavement, by the law officer on the spot.

26 Nov 2012 18:09

You have a fine to pay that is fixed.

25 Apr 2013 22:31

This is a fine or other punishment which can only be issued with a single charge with no variation to anyone, I.E a parking fine for £70 to you would be &70 to anyone else who received it with no discrepancy for creed, colour, gender or race.

12 Nov 2013 13:53

A fine which is not open to negotiation.

12 Nov 2013 16:37

This is notice in the form of a written sheet advising that a standard specified fine has been incurred for a legal offence such as parking, speeding, no seatbelt, etc. This is £60 to be paid within a specific time period before it increases.

12 Nov 2013 22:08

A monetary charge for a misdemenour which has broken the law. Not a serious crime but one that has the potential to endanger others (ie speeding).

14 Nov 2013 21:02

Meaning you have to pay a fine or fee by a certain time.

14 Nov 2013 21:03

Usually a punishment given on the spot - not an offence which goes to court and is a punishment which is usually given by a police officer soon after the crime is committed.

14 Nov 2013 22:32

A fixed penalty notice is for minor offences like parking on double yellow lines. The candidate can either pay the fine or opt for it to go through a court procedure.

14 Nov 2013 22:36

A fine for parking in an unauthorised place.

14 Nov 2013 23:12

A fine for parking, anti-social behaviour and other things. Can either pay the fine or go to court.

14 Nov 2013 23:41

It is a legally agreed amount of money to be paid out for breaking the law in one way or other.

15 Nov 2013 01:30

A document stating a specified amount to be paid as a result of wrong doing.

15 Nov 2013 08:44

Something given to someone who has been convicted of a crime.

15 Nov 2013 12:21

A quantitative figure of the consequences due to one's own negative actions.

15 Nov 2013 17:10

A Parking Ticket is a Fixed Penalty Notice. Covers minor offences, to prevent overcrowding of the Court system. By breaching the definition pertaining to the Notice leads to a fixed fine. Eg No Parking

15 Nov 2013 17:47

The paperwork pertaining to a fine which someone must pay for breaking the law in some way. For example, you could get a fixed penalty notice of a £60 fine and three points on your driving licence for a minor speeding offence.

15 Nov 2013 19:54

Having to pay a charge within a certain amount of time

16 Nov 2013 00:12

Something to do with a fine

16 Nov 2013 02:51

A notice indicating the penalty/cost for an action which issued to someone after committing an action that would require a fixed penalty notice.

16 Nov 2013 17:08

a fine

16 Nov 2013 20:25

A fixed penalty notice refers to a punishment which is unable to be overturned, reversed or changed; completely inflexible.

16 Nov 2013 22:56

Notification of an unchangeable punishment. A non agreeable fine set as a specific punishment for breaking the law

17 Nov 2013 18:15

when you are given a ticket for a fixed amount depending on the "crime" (£60 speeding fine, etc)

17 Nov 2013 18:33

You have a fine that must be payed

17 Nov 2013 19:16

Fixed charge

17 Nov 2013 19:59

Said person has to pay a financial penalty within a certain period of time.

17 Nov 2013 20:02

This is a parking ticket

17 Nov 2013 21:21

Something you can't go against

17 Nov 2013 22:50

Its a financial penalty which has to be paid and there is no flexibility on the amount

17 Nov 2013 23:10

Notification that you will be fined for seething that you have done for a set amount of time.

18 Nov 2013 00:23

A fine, of a fixed amount, served where warnings are obviously displayed - such as a parking fine for parking illegally.

18 Nov 2013 00:39

A notice informing an individual that the have been penalized and are due to pay the predetermined fee accordingly.

18 Nov 2013 21:00

A fine which you have to pay in a certain amount of time... Ain't nobody got time for that!

19 Nov 2013 11:59

A fixed price fine for breaking the law eg a parking ticket

29 Oct 2014 18:31

This is notification to me about a fine. I would be given the exact amount that I need to pay.

5 Nov 2014 01:26

A fixed penalty notice is a standard punishment for a crime. Usually applied to driving offences.

5 Nov 2014 12:35

I do not understand this term.

5 Nov 2014 13:18

non criminal offence, such as speeding, not wearing a seatbelt etc, paid on the spot to a member of the law enforcement body.

8 Nov 2014 17:01

A notice given after committing a crime giving you a non-negotiable fine

8 Nov 2014 17:51

After committing a crime or failing to pay a set amount to a person or institution, you are required by law to pay the outstanding debt to the required party, by a set date. Failure to pay will result in court action.

8 Nov 2014 22:53

Having to pay a legal fee for comittng a minor illegal offence eg. traffic offences

9 Nov 2014 17:24

A type of fine. You can choose to pay or settle in court, contest etc. If you don't pay within 30 days they can increase.

10 Nov 2014 18:09

Theft under the disguise of policing

10 Nov 2014 22:42

A driving infringement has been made. which has broken the law, the penalty is a fine and/or points on licence. Paying up early early reduces the fine, however by challenging the notice it will mean paying in full because the time limit for a reduced fine will expire.

11 Nov 2014 14:20

A non fluctuating fine that must be paid by a specific date for a committed offence

11 Nov 2014 14:59

A fixed time by which a fine must be paid.

3 Aug 2015 12:14

Hmm, this is a bit more tricky, does it mean a fixed fine? Like the £70 if you drop a cigarette butt?

4 Nov 2015 13:20

A notice with a fixed fine that will need to be paid, given for committing an offence

8 Nov 2015 16:50

The period of time allowed for someone to be notified of receiving a fine or penalty.

10 Nov 2015 21:20

Being caught for breaking the law and being given a penalty fine there and then on the spot of a fixed price by the police

14 Nov 2015 12:05

I think 'fixed' implies that the crime/act/offence etc. (I think it could even be parking illegally) results in a penalty for the actor, however, there is not way in which they can appeal to the discretion of council/police etc. I think the criminal act is prescribed with a penalty, normally monetary? I get the impression the more I look at the term that the offence has to be minor in order to directly stipulate a specific penalty, so parking and speeding is what springs to mind.

22 Nov 2015 12:05

a fine for a minor offence where the amount to pay has been pre-determined by law

22 Nov 2015 17:44

A fine given on the spot.

27 Nov 2015 13:33

This is a fine for an illegal action which has been set and is not subject to variation or negotiation.

8 Nov 2016 23:48

Notice of a fine given to someone that cannot be negotiated.

11 Nov 2016 10:56

Parking ticket or similar

11 Nov 2016 18:42

A minimum penalty that is dealt out for a specific crime.

13 Nov 2016 14:44

a fine recieved that is a set amount often associated with parking and or driving

13 Nov 2016 17:59

A fine or punishment of some kind that has a fixed date to be responded to.

13 Nov 2016 18:18

Fine given for breaking a road traffic offence

14 Nov 2016 11:40

A consequence that will always happen if an individual does a certain thing

14 Nov 2016 20:25

It is a ticket issued as a result of an offence, resulting in a fine

14 Nov 2016 20:44

A charge that you have to pay

14 Nov 2016 21:17

Police issuing a fine and Points for minor traffic offences

14 Nov 2016 22:04

Pay a fine, before the date on the notice

15 Nov 2016 12:34

A payment made by someone that is non negotiable after they have done something wrong

31 Oct 2017 20:08

This would be something like a parking ticket you would find on your windscreen.

1 Nov 2017 11:46

Traffic fine

3 Nov 2017 20:31

A fine, that is given with a time limit to pay

8 Nov 2017 10:54

A notice, that informs the person of the penalty, the date and the venue of their disciplinary action.

9 Nov 2017 10:34

The fine for the "crime" is fixed and non negotiable. Probably expected to pay it immediately.

12 Nov 2017 18:04

A warning of a penalty that can either be paid as a fine or taken to court

12 Nov 2017 21:20

A fine with the same monetary value for all issues with it. E.g. Parking ticket.

13 Nov 2017 08:10

getting a fine that is non negotiable

21 Nov 2023 14:07

Penalty has to be paid in the time frame, no budging

21 Nov 2023 17:53

A fine issues to a person for a wrong doing, it is a fixed amount based upon the wrong doing e.g. a speeding fine.

21 Nov 2023 18:30

when you’re fined or receive a penalty for something you did i.e., parking ticket

21 Nov 2023 19:09

A warning where you have a specific amount of time to complete it. Often to do with paying money by a certain time.

21 Nov 2023 19:12

A fine that is pre set for a particular offence for example speeding or parking offences.

21 Nov 2023 21:36

A on the spot penalty that is applied by an authorised person in the moment that they determine that an offense has been committed where the penalty has already been decided on by law.

21 Nov 2023 22:36

A charge that is fixed in terms of the price and date it is needed

22 Nov 2023 08:54

A notice to pay a fixed fine for breaking a law. I think this is used for common crimes that are able to have a fixed fine without going through the courts?

26 Nov 2023 23:36

Means a fine for an act against which you were considered at fault. However as a notice you can appeal.

27 Nov 2023 09:45

I imagine it's a straightforward way for authorities to deal with certain minor violations without going through a more extensive legal process, providing a quick resolution for relatively minor infractions.

13 Dec 2023 16:25

A sum of money you have to pay for doing something wrong

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