What is meant by special circumstances?

‘Special circumstances’ means a mental disability, mental illness, serious addiction or homelessness.

You must be able to show that, at the time you were fined, one of these special circumstances meant you could not avoid getting the fine.

If you were homeless at the time you received the fine, you must show that, as a result of homelessness, you could not control the conduct that resulted in you incurring the fine.

If you were suffering from drug addiction or mental illness, you must be able to show that, as a result of drug addiction or mental illness, you either didn’t understand or could not control the reason for receiving the fine.