Coronavirus outbreak
In response to Government advice we have restricted the number of courts in Scotland dealing with urgent business.
This court is closed until further notice.
The hub courts operating for each Sheriffdom are:
Glasgow Sheriff and JP Court
Edinburgh Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Livingston, Selkirk & Jedburgh)
Dundee Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Forfar and Perth)
Falkirk Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Stirling, Alloa, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy)
Inverness Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Elgin, Fort William, Tain, Wick and the Island Courts - except Lerwick). Island custody courts will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
Aberdeen Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Peterhead, Banff and Lerwick)
Paisley Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Greenock and Dumbarton)
Kilmarnock Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Dunoon, Oban and Campbeltown)
Hamilton Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring Airdrie, Lanark and Ayr)
Dumfries Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Stranraer)
Please email the hub court for essential business only.
Check www.scotcourts,gov.uk for any updates
You can still pay fines online at: www.scotcourts.gov.uk/taking-action/pay-a-fine
Stornoway Sheriff Court is situated in the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles. The Court jurisdiction covers the Islands of Lewis and Harris.
Postal address
Sheriff Court House,
9 Lewis Street,
Stornoway,
HS1 2JF
Main telephone
01851 702231
Sheriff Clerk / Main contact
Kenneth Finnie
Court accepts dative petitions, Special Petitions and Requirement of Writings applications only. Inventories and the issuing of confirmation is undertaken at Inverness Sheriff Court
Fax
01851 704296
Email
stornoway@scotcourts.gov.uk
Jury helpline
01851 702231
Accessibility contact
If you require the support of an interpreter when you contact a court (by phone or attend in person), a telephone interpretation service is available. To access this service ask for telephone interpreting and the language required. This service is NOT available during actual court proceedings.
If you use British Sign Language (BSL) and wish to phone us using a sign language interpreter, you can use the online video relay interpreting service. For more information see the contactSCOTLAND website. www.contactscotland-bsl.org
The court is about 5-10 minutes walk from Stornoway town centre. Please use the Journey Planner for public transportation information.
By bus
The bus station is at South Beach and is a 5-10 minutes walk from the Court. Bus timetables can be found at the website.
By car
There is a public car park at the court. There are limited parking spaces which are on a first come first served basis. Other parking is available at South Beach Quay (Free Parking) and Perceval Square.
By taxi
There is a taxi rank 10 minute walk from the court.
By air
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (3 miles) - 01851 707400. There are daily flights to Glasgow, Inverness, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. There is no bus service to the Airport.
On arrival please report to the sheriff clerk's office. You will be directed from there to where you need to go in the building. If you are attending for jury duty please report to reception.
Access for wheelchair users is at the rear of the court building. If you have any specific access requirements please contact the sheriff clerk's office on 01851 702231.
There are a small number of shops, cafes and hotels in Stornoway within walking distance of the court building where meals/snacks can be purchased. There are no refreshment facilities at the court.
If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided for you if the court sits into the afternoon.
A loop induction service is available in all courtrooms for people who have hearing difficulties. Please contact the sheriff clerk's office if you require to use this facility.
Pay a fine online or at the fines office is in the main sheriff clerk's office or by phone on 01851 702231.
Payment Methods: Cash, Debit Card, Credit Card, Cheque or Postal Order. Please do not send cash through the post.
Please make cheques and postal orders payable to "Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service". Send by post to: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Central Processing Unit, PO Box 23, Glasgow, G5 9DA
Please note that if the fine is an endorsable fixed penalty where points have to go on to your driving licence, we cannot take payment over the telephone or online.
Fines enforcement: 0845 6025228
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