HELP! Received a Speeding Ticket NIP 5 months late now getting reffered to court

marlot

MissGeorgiou wrote: »

The log book was changed with the license more than a month prior to the incident because the MOT was due.

I don't understand. You don't need to update the vehicle register to get an MOT.

I have heard a few stories of DVSA giving old addresses out - I wonder if that happened in your case.

You can easily check if DVSA processed the update to the vehicle register - you'd have received an updated V5 document to your new address.

soolin

The best site for these sort of questions is

http://forums.pepipoo.com/

Post the question there and they will talk you through pleading on the speeding rather than take 6 points for failing to name the driver.

pendragon_arther

For certain offences, the process can be started by serving a Notice of Intended Prosecution Pursuant to Section 1 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act. Typically, these offences are speeding, failing to comply with traffic signals etc. The obligation is upon the prosecution to have issued and despatched the Notice in order that it arrives with the registered keeper of the vehicle within 14 days of the offence.

Service can be by first class post, by hand or in some circumstances, by recorded delivery. The method of delivery is at the discretion of the prosecution who only have to show that they have followed the correct procedure.

The Notice must be signed (although this can be typed) on behalf of the Chief Constable, typically it will simply name an authorised officer, dated and contain sufficient information for the offence to be identified.

http://www.motorlawyers.co.uk/procedure/notice_of_intended_prosecution.php