Wirral Man Stonewalled Police Over Speeding Offences

A Wirral man ignored more than twenty letters from the police in relation to alleged speeding offences.

Carl Fixter, 40, of Allport Lane, Bromborough, was convicted of fourteen offences of failing to identify the driver of a vehicle.

The offences were proved in his absence at Wrexham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 13th May 2026.

Failure to identify the driver of a vehicle is an offence under section 172(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. It has a maximum penalty of a fine at level 3 (£1,000) and 6 penalty points.

Magistrates heard that police had written to Fixter on numerous occasions in relation to speeding offences committed using a vehicle registered in his name.

Despite being legally obliged to identify the driver of the vehicle, Fixter failed to respond to any of the letters.

Shaun-Bartlett Evans, prosecuting on behalf of North Wales Police, told the court that Fixter had effectively been using Allport Lane as a "blag address", having not lived at the property for more than 20 years and having no ability to receive correspondence there.

Given the number of offences, Magistrates decided to sentence in totality.

Fixter was fined £1,320 and ordered to pay £528 surcharge and £260 towards prosecution costs.

He was also disqualified from driving for a period of five years.

That's assuming he gets the message.

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