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How to proceed with a NIP for speeding..?

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  • Paradigm
    Paradigm Posts: 3,666 Forumite
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    harveybobbles wrote: »
    The photo shows the back of the car, so cant even make out who is driving.

    I don't want to say it was me, incase it wasn't. like wise, the other person doesn't want to say it was them either.

    In which case name the most likely driver... whos car was it? Were you both insured to drive it?

    As said, there is a defence to not naming the driver....
    A person shall not be guilty of an offence by virtue of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) above if he shows that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained who the driver of the vehicle was.

    A court would expect proof of the efforts you made to identify the driver, not an easy task. "Reasonable diligence" is open to interpretation.

    BTW: What was the alleged speed? You could be offered a SAC.
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  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 2,187 Forumite
    harveybobbles wrote: »
    NIP arrived for doing over 30.

    As per your regular advice to others, just ignore it. Only a judge can compel you to state who was driving, so you are perfectly entitled to say nothing.

    As per your advice to others, taking this route has consequences...
  • Crabman
    Crabman Posts: 9,936 Forumite
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    Depending how far over 30 and the area, it may only be a speed awareness course (or similar) which carries a cost but no points.
  • robatwork
    robatwork Posts: 7,347 Forumite
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    Pragmatism: Name the one of you who has least to lose on insurance (eg. is one of you a company car driver), and pay half each.
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,092 Forumite
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    DUTR wrote: »
    A simple way in future is perhaps to have a signing book when someone uses the car.

    A better way is not to exceed the speed limit.
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  • DUTR
    DUTR Posts: 12,958 Forumite
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    phill99 wrote: »
    A better way is not to exceed the speed limit.

    Well yes prevention is better than cure, 99% of drivers have exceeded the speed limit at some time in their driving career, the other 1% are liars.
  • Johno100
    Johno100 Posts: 5,259 Forumite
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    phill99 wrote: »
    A better way is not to exceed the speed limit.

    Or avoid getting caught.:)
  • Happychappy
    Happychappy Posts: 2,937 Forumite
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    I thought the. "I was helping a mate move and we went up and down that road fifty times that day" had been done to death ; ) still always room for another.
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    phill99 wrote: »
    A better way is not to exceed the speed limit.

    So you never exceed the speed limit then? I think you fall in to the 1% or just want to look like a saint. Pointless answer.
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    BillJones wrote: »
    As per your regular advice to others, just ignore it. Only a judge can compel you to state who was driving, so you are perfectly entitled to say nothing.

    As per your advice to others, taking this route has consequences...

    My regular advice over on the debt boards is to ignore the goons as they have no legal powers.
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