Received NIP 52 days after offence

uksb

Appreciate the responses, will bite the bullet and pay the fine!

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Car_54 wrote: »

What injustice? Have I missed somethig?


And since we don't know what offence has been alleged, we can't assume an FP or course will be on offer.

Assuming that it is a speeding NIP from a camera incident, the injustice is that the speeding offence can not be prosecuted if the NIP did not meet the requirements in terms of delivery, as publicised by the media coverage of Mr Beckhams case.



However we shouldn't assume anything I suppose....

AndyMc.....

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The registered keeper should have received the NIP within 14 days - the 25th August, which means you didn't get it.


Your problem is you have to prove that it wasn't delivered, which is extremely hard. Your dog could have destroyed it, a family member could have destroyed it or hidden it, it could have got mixed up with all the junk mail and got shredded or thrown out, it could have fallen behind the radiator, or the court might think that you are telling fibs over not getting it.


Beckhams success was because his NIP was delivered late, and this could be proved as there was a reliable system in place to date-stamp all mail on receipt- he had hard evidence.



If you lose, it will cost you a lot of money, that unlike Beckham, you likely don't have.


The best approach is to swallow the injustice and accept the fine & points.
If you are quick to respond, you may be offered a course if you qualify, and avoid the points.

All of which is nigh on impossible give it was sent to an address he left 12 months ago.

Joe_Horner

uksb wrote: »

Appreciate the responses, will bite the bullet and pay the fine!

Good choice, especially seeing as they could decide to chase the failure to update details if you tried to use that in defence, which is another level C fine :eek:

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AndyMc..... wrote: »

All of which is nigh on impossible give it was sent to an address he left 12 months ago.

Yes I realise that now from reading all the posts, so it would have been delivered to the registered keepers address that DVLA had within the time limit.


Very likely the new occupants sent it back with a note saying that the OP had moved, might even have had his address, or the Police can use the address on the insurance.