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[kevin speed]

can anyone tell me how long arrest warrants are valid for. I was caught speeding in march 2004 and because of divorce, moving house etc the fine was not paid. Whilst clearing my home in august 2004 i found i letter from the courts saying that i failed to appear i court for this offence and a warrant had been issued for my arrest. 5 years on i still have not had the '' knock on the door''. Anyone have any advice

[james]

In your circumstance you will probably find that the arrest warrant will remain active untill somebody does come knocking on your door. I would reccomend clarifiying the matter with the police directly. The longer you leave it the worse it could get. In terms of warrant timescales i think there no timelimit.