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So I have been summoned to court.....to do Jury service.

Hope I get a good case.

It's an eye opener. I did it years ago. 3 and half weeks.

I did it a few years ago, a week of waiting every day for a case, followed by a 2 day case and the rest of the week off (didn't tell my employer we were dismissed early)

What's a good case to you?

It'll probably be boring.

Not if you make up your mind now. Go guilty just for shits and giggles. That will show em 😁

Do you still get paid a proportion of your salary plus expenses?

Are you at Crown Court?

I was asked back in the 70's, but because I had just started a new business, they gave me an exemption not to attend, with the condition that if ever asked again then I would not be able to cancel.

There is a daily maximum and I actually lost money. The best part for me was that for the two weeks I was doing it most of the cases got cancelled right at the last minute and the one case I did get on I knew the person and had to be pulled off.


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That seems a little extreme but a very pleasant by product of the whole experience.  :eek:

A happy ending, then!

Its at crown court in a few weeks.

Are you able to claim parking expenses? It says you can, but you have to ask the court or something..

I claimed expenses for everything and was paid my full salary. This was a few years ago in Coventry though

Well keep us updated, especially whether you get a hand shandy at any stage during proceedings.  :D

Leave it a couple of weeks and you could have the pleasure of sending down some piss stains!

You will be told what you can claim and what you can't.  Provided they agree to you using your car, you will be able to claim parking too.  They prefer you to use public transport where possible. I have been called twice, the second time very recently, in a small crown court, and after sitting around for a day was released for lack of trials!  The first time was in a much busier court, and, after having twice been rejected from the jury, was eventually called after three days of sitting around.  It is an odd experience. The vast majority of trials are quite boring, and provided you have a reasonably sensible set of jury members, the decision can often be made quite easily.

I've witnessed probably over 50 cases in my time. This is my opinion

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Did mine a few years ago at swindon CC. You get food allowance and parking paid for (as long as your reason for having to drive is reasonable and legit).

Ended up on an "interesting" 2 week case. I enjoyed the experience, was a bit of an eye opener. Have heard of people sitting round for hours though for shitty little cases and having a crap time generally. All luck of the draw.

Just don't be that prick who huffs and puffs about having an important job to get back to. We all do mate...shut your moaning.

Now, you joke, but when I did mine, after sitting around for a day and a half got called for the selection process.  At this point you see the defendants, to avoid the mentioned issue of knowing them.  I took one look and though guilty as fuck - I doubt very much anything in the case would then shift that view (they just looked it).  Fortunately I wasn't selected, got sent home that day and never called back in.

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