Cover Letter for NIP (speeding)

BobbyBruce

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this forum and appreciate any advice you can offer. Recently, I received a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) for driving at 54mph in a 40mph zone. 

I fully acknowledge that it was my fault, and I'm not looking for advice on how to avoid the fine altogether.

However, I was wondering if it might be worth including a cover letter with my response form where I apologise, express my willingness to cooperate, and mention that I'd be happy to attend a speed awareness course. I understand that I'm 1mph over the usual limit for being offered such a course, but I'm hoping that showing some good faith might help in some way? 

Feel free to let me know I would be wasting my time of course and apologies if this is a silly question.

I'm new to all of this and have never received a fine before.

Thank you in advance for your help!

born_again

NIP is just asking who the driver was.

https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/ask-the-police/question/Q557

TooManyPoints

You need to respond to the request for driver's details  regardless.

The police run a very prescriptive system for speeding enforcement and your offer is unlikely to sway them away from that prescription which, as you have found out, will mean a fixed penalty offer (£100 and 3 points).

That said, since you have to respond anyway, including a letter is only going to cost you a bit of your time. However, I've a feeling that your request may fall on deaf ears.