how much time if case taken to court?

[ABLeLo89]

Hello

I have recently received a Notice of Intention to prosecute letter and they asked for my side of story...which I replied to them saying 'If I made a mistake, then sorry, I was not sure if what I was doing was right or wrong and am willing to pay for admin costs etc..'

I posted my reply by recorded delivery Sat 23/1/16. Hopefully they agree to settle this out of court, but just in case they decide to take me to magistrates court, does anyone know how much time they roughly provide from me receiving the court letter, to the actual court date?

The reason I ask is because I am planning on going away on holiday between 22 Feb to 5 March, and obviously dont want the court date to land during this period.

Thanks

 

[bb21]

Could be as short as a week or two.

 

[Fare-Cop]

Yes, the Court will require a minimum of 7 days between serving a Summons and the listed hearing date, but most prosecutors will usually ensure 14 days as a minimum.