Speeding Fine

iainw

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Can anyone advise please? I have just received a speeding notice ‘single justice procedure notice' posted on 12/4/2018 and the offence date was allegedly 16/11/2017. Can they really send it out almost 5 months later? It's ridiculous.
 
mjheathcote

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Unless company car, lease car, hire car etc where the speeding conviction can not be posted directly to the accused, thought you had to receive it within 2 weeks?
 
Felonious Crud

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That's absurdly slow. A taxi driver I use got caught at 72 in a variable 60mph speed limity on the M25 and his came through about three days later.

Dare I ask... much over the limit..?
 
hashluck

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I am no expert but thought a NIP had to arrive in 14 days and I would only expect to see a notice if this was ignored or not received.

Have you moved house, had a new car registered etc etc or anything which would have meant you might not have seen an NPI at that time?
 
jayblue

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It must make it very difficult to remember any details related to the alleged offence when the so much time has passed since it occurred. I was always under the impression it was a 2 week limit for a NIP to arrive.
 
Scaf

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I thought it was two weeks for them to send the paperwork asking for the drivers details and then 6 months for the NIP.
A friend of mine received the NiP after 6months and two weeks but it was dated within 6months. He lost his case that they were out of time.
 
conaero

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Me too, it always was 14 days for the NIP to arrive or it would be thrown out of court.

Bet they've wangled it in their favour to support their gross understaffing.
 
safrane

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It's the discovey of the offence and person responsible for said of offence for the time limit for the NIP.
 
alfatwo

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Yea I got done a few of years ago too, but because it was a foreign registered vehicle I was driving at the time it took over seven or so months to get back to me in the UK

Six points but no fine..


Dave
 
Felonious Crud

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It says ‘ere:

If this posting date is more than six months after the date that the offence was committed you might be able to challenge the case because it is out of time. It's a complex area and you might want to get legal advice.

Bugger.
 
hashluck

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So I am really confused. What is it they have to within 14 days and what is it they can take 6 months to do? Seems crazy.
 
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Felonious Crud said:
The old 10% +3mph guideline has obviously been forgotten, then!

Were you in your own car? I simply don't understand why it took so long to be sent to you.
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Technically, speeding is an absolute offence. They can prosecute for even 1mph over the limit if they want to. Most do not and use a "rule of thumb" that at best might equate to 10% + 2mph or 3mph over the limit. But this is not universal. I know of people who have had a Fixed Penalty Notice for 33mph in a 30mph zone caught on a fixed camera.
 
safrane

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Once the offence is discovered (ie the speed and the driver and their details they have 14 days to issue you with a Notice of Intention to Prosecute (NIP).
 
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