Speeding fine

Car_54

OK, so it seems the OP's wife is indeed the RK, but registered at Motability's address. If that was not the case Motability would not have the V5C.

So the NIP will have been sent to the RK at the registered address, and the 14-day limit will have been complied with.

TooManyPoints

Sorry, my answer was posted whilst the Motability complication arose.
Back to (one of) my original questions: does your wife have possession of the V5C and is her name and address shown as the Registered Keeper? If not the first NIP would have gone to Motability..

philb02

It doesn't matter now we've paid it. Just so you know, under the Motability scheme, the person with the car, such as my wife, is the RK. They do not send out the V5 though, although you can request it.

The fact that the reminder NIP came to us, suggests that the original would have been sent here but got lost in the post. We would have trouble trying to prove that so have paid up to close the matter.

Car_54

philb02 said:

The fact that the reminder NIP came to us, suggests that the original would have been sent here but got lost in the post. We would have trouble trying to prove that so have paid up to close the matter.

OP, how could the original have been sent to your wife? The DVLA (and hence the police) don't have her address.

philb02

She's the RK! Have you read all the posts?

The_Rainmaker

The other issue that seems to have been missed is the lease expired 2-3 days after the offence so this may have caused some confusion too.

DoaM

Car_54 said:

OK, so it seems the OP's wife is indeed the RK, but registered at Motability's address. If that was not the case Motability would not have the V5C.

Why would Motability not have the V5C if it was registered to the OP's wife? (I don't know how Motability works ... do they arrange the vehicle and then deliver it to the person? If yes then is it feasible for the V5C to have the person's name and address yet Motability retain the certificate?)

Car_54

philb02 said:

She's the RK! Have you read all the posts?

I have indeed read all the posts, which seem to be going round in circles.

Your wife is the RK, but Motability hold the V5C. That means the address on the V5C, and on the DVLA's database as the RK, is Motability's. That is the only address the DVLA have, and the only address to which the police can send the NIP.

So, I repeat, how could the original have been sent to your wife, if no-one knows her address?

philb02

The RK address is on the V5.

DoaM

Car_54 said:

So, I repeat, how could the original have been sent to your wife, if no-one knows her address?

That's (one reason) why I've suggested OP's wife gets (a copy of?) the V5C from Motability ... it'll settle the discussion once and for all.