Ms Angela Denning:

When the fine is imposed, a person has options to pay. If a person pays a first instalment, the instalment procedure kicks in or a person can choose to pay it all in one go. In the event that a person does not pay, a fines notice issues from the Courts Service. That must be served and a person would be obliged to attend court before a District Court judge on a particular day to have the enforcement side of things dealt with. If a person does not attend that hearing, the remedies available to the judge do not kick in.