Speeding Ticket !!!

paragp

This morning I received a "Notice of Intended Prosecution" for speeding @ 40 on a 30 road. I am not disputing the offence, although I would like to. My wife was driving at the time of the offence.

The car is registered under my name and the insurance is me as the main driver and my wife as a named driver. However, my wife's licence is in her maiden name and her old address (its the old pink paper licence), where as on the insurance details its my wife's married name.

What will happen if I send off the form with my wife's details as they are?

How do I approach this??? I am confused and worried

Crabman

Try Pepipoo.com for advice and have a look at the sticky thread "Motoring Websites" under section 6 for some frequently mentioned sites.

Well done on searching and finding the other thread about a amazamum's similar case of licence name being different :j

katiekittykat

Just out of interest - how do you know your wife was driving?

Hintza

Get your wife to sort her licence out shouldn't take too long. Of course you could take the points (naughty, naughty).

Just start getting everything sorted out and when they want the licence just tell thyem its at the dvla.

paragp

Hintza wrote: »

Get your wife to sort her licence out shouldn't take too long. Of course you could take the points (naughty, naughty).

Just start getting everything sorted out and when they want the licence just tell thyem its at the dvla.

will they not think thats a bit fishy... NIP arrived 16/01/2008 - application for new licence dated 16/01/2008?

paragp

should I be filling in the NIP form with my wife's married name or her maiden name??

Hintza

If you don't want to get the licence sorted out then you will have to fill it in with the details as on the licence ie her maiden name.

Hintza

paragp wrote: »

will they not think thats a bit fishy... NIP arrived 16/01/2008 - application for new licence dated 16/01/2008?

She is still the same person though. She is not applying for a new licence she is just getting it updated.

paragp

Hintza wrote: »

If you don't want to get the licence sorted out then you will have to fill it in with the details as on the licence ie her maiden name.

ok, so if we are going to update her licence to have her married name, then we should fill in the form with her married name, is that correct?

Hintza

I'm trying to remember when they ask for the licence. Assuming they don't want it now just wait the 28 days and then send of the NIP. In the meantime sort the licence out (you are going to have to this at some stage anyway).

If you really want to keep things simple it might be better just sorting out the speeding ticket in maiden name. The only fly in that ointment might be the address on the licence.

I have just checked mine and it is still at my mother's address from 10 years ago after I sold my house (but at least I can access mail from her) ad I have had points in the meantime.

I have just looked at mine and there is no date of issue on it.

So either reply in maiden name if address matches or mail can be retrieved or if tha is not possible then just try ad get licence sorted out (keep a photo copy might help but at least a note of licence number for any jobsworth that might start asking for it too early especially if DVLA are slow)

harryhound

More or less a cross posting:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=7948365#post7948365