fixed penalty notice
fixed penalty notice noun: a notice served on an offender by an authorised person, which is usually for committing a minor offence. It requires the offender to pay a fixed fine within a certain period of time, or appeal against it, possibly in court.
Noun
fixed penalty notice (plural fixed penalty notices)
- A notice served on an offender by an authorised person, which is usually for committing a minor offence. It requires the offender to pay a fixed fine within a certain period of time, or appeal against it, possibly in court.
- How will these rules be enforced?
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- Synonyms:
- FPN
- How will these rules be enforced?
Synonyms of fixed penalty notice
Forms of fixed penalty notice
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Questions about fixed penalty notice
- What does fixed penalty notice mean?
- Fixed penalty notice means a notice served on an offender by an authorised person, which is usually for committing a minor offence. It requires the offender to pay a fixed fine within a certain period of time, or appeal against it, possibly in court.
- What part of speech is fixed penalty notice?
- Fixed penalty notice is a noun.
- What is the plural of fixed penalty notice?
- The plural of fixed penalty notice is fixed penalty notices.
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