Speeding - NIP issue time

alcaponey1982

I have today received a NIP speeding fine through the post. I have read in a few places that by law this has to be issued within 14 days. The actual offence date was 29 October this year and the date on the NIP letter is 20/12/18, which 8 received by post this morning, so 7 weeks later?

Do not have a clue why it has taken this long but where do I stand with this as I have read a lot is mixed rules on if this actually stands?

It does clearly state that this should have been issued by law with 14 days of the offence. How do I even go about checking this and who would I contact to dispute the amount of time taken to issue this to me?

waamo

What is the DocRef on page 2 of your V5c?

Umkomaas

You need to go to PePiPoo.

As we major on private parking tickets here, PePiPoo will be your best bet for speeding tickets. Register there (but please note that a hotmail address won't work - try using a gmail account instead if you do have trouble registering) and post a new thread; here's your link:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=5

Have a read through some of the other threads there before you post your own to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need to post redacted photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the police (both sides, if appropriate) as they need to see all the small print.

bargepole

alcaponey1982 wrote: »

I have today received a NIP speeding fine through the post. I have read in a few places that by law this has to be issued within 14 days. The actual offence date was 29 October this year and the date on the NIP letter is 20/12/18, which 8 received by post this morning, so 7 weeks later?

Do not have a clue why it has taken this long but where do I stand with this as I have read a lot is mixed rules on if this actually stands?

It does clearly state that this should have been issued by law with 14 days of the offence. How do I even go about checking this and who would I contact to dispute the amount of time taken to issue this to me?

The NIP has to be served on the Registered Keeper within 14 days. If you are the RK, then the NIP is out of time for them to prosecute for speeding, but you are still obliged to provide the driver's details, otherwise Failure to Furnish is a more serious offence.

If you are not the RK, eg it is a leased or company car, it still has to be served on the RK within 14 days, but if the RK then nominates someone else as the driver, they have a 'reasonable time' (undefined) to serve second and subsequent NIPs.

alcaponey1982

Sorry for sounding dumb, what do you mean? :T

Johno100

alcaponey1982 wrote: »

Sorry for sounding dumb, what do you mean? :T

Is the vehicle registered to you (address on your V5c AKA Log Book) at your home address and was it at the time of the alleged offence?

waamo

alcaponey1982 wrote: »

Sorry for sounding dumb, what do you mean? :T

That's why I'm asking for the DocRef. If you are the registered keeper and have the V5c in your possession you could answer that question easily.

The fact you don't understand tells me you can't so probably aren't the registered keeper.

In which case the 14 day rule probably doesn't apply to you. Fill out the form as directed and return it promptly.

bargepole

alcaponey1982 wrote: »

Sorry for sounding dumb, what do you mean? :T

I mean that the NIP has to be served on the Registered Keeper within 14 days. If you are the RK, then the NIP is out of time for them to prosecute for speeding, but you are still obliged to provide the driver's details, otherwise Failure to Furnish is a more serious offence.

If you are not the RK, eg it is a leased or company car, it still has to be served on the RK within 14 days, but if the RK then nominates someone else as the driver, they have a 'reasonable time' (undefined) to serve second and subsequent NIPs.

alcaponey1982

waamo wrote: »

That's why I'm asking for the DocRef. If you are the registered keeper and have the V5c in your possession you could answer that question easily.

The fact you don't understand tells me you can't so probably aren't the registered keeper.

In which case the 14 day rule probably doesn't apply to you. Fill out the form as directed and return it promptly.

Yes, I am the registered keeper! And I have the log book in my name!

alcaponey1982

Johno100 wrote: »

Is the vehicle registered to you (address on your V5c AKA Log Book) at your home address and was it at the time of the alleged offence?

The vehicle is registered to me yes. I have also just move house but that should be fine as i changed the address as soon as..

esmerobbo

alcaponey1982 wrote: »

The vehicle is registered to me yes. I have also just move house but that should be fine as i changed the address as soon as..

What is the doc ref on the V5 as you have been asked, it is an 11 figure number followed by a date, the date is the important thing as that is when the keepers details were actually changed. Is that date later then the offence?