Is there a maximum amount of time to covict for a driving offence/recive a summons for court?
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Only one more month to go then you're in the clear. Maybe you've got lucky this time and slipped through the 'system' somehow. After six months the offence becomes void if a court summons has not been issued, so sweat it out a bit longer, you just might get away with it!
Usually takes about one week.
The police have 14 days to serve an N.I.P. (Notice of Intended Prosecution.).
The court then has up to six months to serve the summons.
if you have been tugged for the offence then you will have been issued with a Notice Of Intent to Prosecute (NIP). If you where asked by the officer to produce your documents at a police station, then the document he gave you would also have been the NIP.
After that, there is a statutory limitation on time to summons, but it is several months, more than 6 definitely
if you have had a notice of intended prosecution or been bailed for the offence I think that they can take up to three months. Don't take this as gospel as I may be a bit behind the times.
6 months in the maximum amount of time between offence and summons can be issued. I will warn you though, i got caught speeding on the M4 and i got my summons through 5 months and 27 days later! I was gutted!!
There is know max time for the police to take you to court it depends on where you live and how busy the courts are
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