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Live cases legal advice => Speeding and other criminal offences => Topic started by: RaveDog on May 06, 2025, 10:44:17 am
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SJP.
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Thanks for your responses.
Would this go to court via a summons where I would have to attend, or would it go through the SJP procedure?
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Being reluctant to “prod the hornets’ nest” is a double edged sword.
If the police have offered you an out-of-court settlement (a course or a fixed penalty) and you have not received it, the offer will eventually lapse and you will face prosecution in court. Whilst there is a way to persuade the court to sentence you at the fixed penalty equivalent (if they think it is appropriate) the court has no power to order a course and that opportunity will be lost.
So you have to decide: is it worth nudging them to see what’s happening or do you let sleeping dogs lie in the hope your case has suffered the electronic equivalent of falling down the back of a filing cabinet?
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I think I stopped at the red light, but the road conditions were really poor that night - my bumper was probably over the line slightly
Considering that the system works via sensors buried in the road past the stop line, activated by your tyres, that is unlikely. In any case, it is irrelevant to the question asked, which is time into red. If it is too long for a course or fixed penalty you can expect a court visit. The police often take most of the six months to process the paperwork.
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Not sure. I think I stopped at the red light, but the road conditions were really poor that night - my bumper was probably over the line slightly...even though I didn't drive through the red.
I had travelled about 30 miles that night, and the road markings were really difficult to see. I remember saying that to the other people in the car throughout the journey :-[
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How far into red was it? If it was more than a couple of seconds then it will probably be going to court.
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Hi folks,
At the beginning of March, I received a NIP to say I'd gone through a red light. I sent the paperwork back a week later (tracked and signed for).
It has been two months now, and I haven't heard a dickie bird. I know they have six months to get back to me, but I'm wondering on average, how long does it take to hear? I'm getting more anxious now, and checking the post daily. I also don't want to phone GoSafe, to check the progress, as it might chivvy them into actioning it.
thanks!