Ferrari Mailing List: Speeding Fine in UK Transfer to the US????

[LS (lashdeep]

Gents, I married an English bird last year and she's now a Permanent US 
resident (Green Card), living with me in the USA.

She recently received a Magistrate Summons delivered to her parent's place in 
the UK stating that she rec'd a speeding camera fine from Dec 2008. Apparently, 
the initial notices had been sent to one of her old addresses before it finally 
reached her last known residence (her parent's) about 4 weeks ago.

She had a court date on Jan 6 2010 relating to the offense but obviously didn't 
know about it.

What is the best course of action for her? Being a dumb American, it seemed 
strange that there was no photo of her car in action speeding included with the 
notice or the summons.

Since she's now a lawful permanent resident here in the USA, can she forget 
about this? It seems a bit extreme for a photo speeding fine to follow the 
driver's license and not the car. Also, she sold the car last year, so it's no 
longer registered in her name.

She's worried about bailiffs visiting her parent's home asking for money or 
goods to pay the fine.

Should she:

1. Write and send over a mitigation letter stating that she's guilty but that 
she's no longer a resident of the UK? If so, would they reduce or eliminate the 
fine?
2. Write and send over a mitigation letter stating that she is not guilty and 
explain the circumstances...which may then prolong the case and produce the 
mystery proof (photo)?
3. Return the documents with a picture of a George W Bush taped to the front 
and the words "COME GET ME IN TEXAS SUCKA!" underneath? We do want to return to 
the UK to visit, so don't want any real problems with immigration.

The fine is 600GBP and we're not interested in paying it. But, we don't want 
any immigration issues either.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you,
LS