Police ''safety cameras''?
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A NIP - or Notice of Inteded Prosecution should arrive with you in a time period. You can be Given a NIP for:
- Speeding
- Careless or dangerous driving
- Careless or dangerous cycling
- Contravening a Stop Sign
This can be either viewed by camera or an officer. The officer is given 30 days to complete the paperwork required, the notification should arrive to you soon after. If you letter was from the CPS (Crown Prosection Service) then it is likely that the details are correct and there is nothing you can do. However if your notification is from your relevant police force it is possible there is a problem somewhere. Look on the reverse of the letter - call the phone number on it and ask several questions:
What did you do wrong (all though that should be in the letter)
Appearance date / time / location - if going to court
Any get out clause, admit it if you did it. CPS look at cases in a better light if guilt is admitted.
Hope this helps
P.S - My friend creviazuk is correct in what he is saying however that information refers to driving offences such as Driving with out a licence, insurance, tax etc and not Notifiable Traffic offences such as the one stated above.
48 hours
If you are referring to speed cameras:- if you have been caught travelling over the legal speed limit, and they have managed to get a good photo of your car registration plate, you will get the letter with details of the fine etc very soon in the post I can assure you.
f a vehicle is caught speeding or jumping a red light by a safety camera, the registered keeper must be sent a notice of intended prosecution within 14 days of the alleged offence.
i thought there was a time limit but at the end of the day if you were caught speeding and they have proof you try fighting it! sorry mate!
By LAW it must be issued to THE REGISTERED KEEPER within a MAXIMUM of 17days. The allows for the statutory two weeks plus any delays for postal strikes etc.
If it's YOUR car and this is the FIRST letter - ie. NOT a reminder then it is invalid.
If it's a company car - they can pursue the driver for (normally 6 months), but a maximum of 3 YEARS if you or the director fails to identify a driver as it changes from a 'traffic offence' to a criminal 'section 172'."Failure to identify driver".
After such a delay I would think it worth challenging as correct procedures certainly do not appear to have been followed.
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