Caught by Police using a handheld speed gun

sand_hun

A friend believes he was caught speeding by police using a handheld speed gun. I don't know specifics in terms of what he speed he was doing.

He suspects he was caught by a new device that the police are trialing. Possibly a blue camera called a Tach2/Tac-2?

This occurred at the end of August. He hasn't received anything in the post.

Does anyone happen to know whether the police are required to notify those who've been caught within a certain time-frame?

Or is it the case that they could still send him a letter months after the incident?

LSD25

As far as im aware, an NIP (Notice of intended prosecution) should be on your doorstep with 14 days of the offence.
If its not with you within 14 days, then its likely that your friend will not be prosecuted.

Jenni_D

Is your friend's name and correct address on the V5C for the vehicle? (The 14 days only applies for sending the S172 notice to the registered keeper as identified on the DVLA database).

facade

It was probably a TruCam II.

If it was working, and he was speeding, he will have been caught.  They don't normally prosecute below the limit +10% + 2mph, and his car speedo will read over, so in a 60 say, if he was doing less than 70 on his speedo, he would be below the threshold.

AS Jenni_D's response, if he wasn't recorded at DVLA as the keeper at his address on the day of the possible offence then any paperwork will have gone somewhere else within the 14 days, and can take a while to catch up to him.

sand_hun

It was a company vehicle. Any paperwork would have gone to his work address but he says they haven't received anything. There was an officer with a speed gun, a motorcycle cop and 2 marked cars - yet he was not pulled over despite the fact he's certain they observed him speeding.

Judging by the comments above it sounds like he might have got away with it, since the alleged offence happened 6 weeks ago.

Car_54

sand_hun said:

It was a company vehicle (Tesla). Any paperwork would have gone to his work address but he says they haven't received anything. There was an officer with a speed gun, a motorcycle cop and 2 marked cars - yet he was not pulled over despite the fact he's certain they observed him speeding.

Judging by the comments above it sounds like he might have got away with it, since the alleged offence happened 6 weeks ago.

It's more than likely that the company vehicle was leased, so any NIP would have gone to the leasing company, or even as finance company. Your friend may be at the end of a chain, each link of which has 28 days to name the next link.

Alanp

Perhaps if the police were trialling a new de
vice that it was training in how to use it?
he might have got away with it 

ontheroad1970

Was he stopped at the time?  If so, he would have been told he was going to be prosecuted so the 14 day rule would not apply.

Jenni_D

ontheroad1970 said:

Was he stopped at the time?  If so, he would have been told he was going to be prosecuted so the 14 day rule would not apply.

The opening line of the OP suggests not.

(If he was stopped at the time then he wouldn't need to believe he was caught speeding - he'd know)

ontheroad1970

Jenni_D said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Was he stopped at the time?  If so, he would have been told he was going to be prosecuted so the 14 day rule would not apply.

The opening line of the OP suggests not.

(If he was stopped at the time then he wouldn't need to believe he was caught speeding - he'd know)

Maybe careful use of language in an attempt to hide identity - the use of 'a friend' is common in this.  It's more normal for police to pull people in when using handheld cameras/speed guns.   Not automatic, but usual.

Jenni_D

Regardless, he'd know if he the friend was pulled over, surely? And the very act of being pulled over would allow him the friend to ascertain the reason for being stopped. Hence knowledge rather than belief.