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Thanks for asking! No news on the first one at all - I guess the 6 months had passed, triggering a flag, and thus they charged me for the second one.

If proceedings have not been instigated within the 6 months (from date of offence), they cannot [lawfully] instigate proceedings.
You will not generally know whether or not proceedings have been instigated unless/until you receive the SJPN.

No matter how many times you ask the same question, the answer is still the same.

Okay, thank you very much! Keeping my fingers crossed.

I think you mean COFP, not FPN. Whatever, the answer is no., it wouldn't help. But it's too late to trigger another SJPN.

Yes I did mean COFP, apologies.

Out of curiousity, why is it too late for the police to trigger another SJPN? Is it because 6 months have passed since the offence, and the £100 I paid for the COFP has not been refunded as yet?

I often rent cars with ZipCar to drive in London. In June 2024, I received two back to back Notices of Intended Prosecution for speeding:

• 16-Jun: Driving 25mph in a 20mph zone
• 23-Jun: Driving 47mpg in a 40mph zone

These notices both state "Please provide your license number" etc., which I did. They also state "Please DO NOT send in your licence or a copy if issued by DVLA". My licence is issued by DVLA in the UK, so I did not send anything.

I filled out the form and paid both of the £100 notices promptly in July as soon as I got them. However, I missed the part of the FPN that asks for licence details, mistakenly assuming that paying the fine was all that was needed.

I have just received a Single Justice Procedure Notice for the second offence (23-Jun, driving 47mph in a 40mph). The witness statement within this notice (from the Camera Processing Caseworker) states:

"The driver failed to satisfy the requirements of the Fixed Penalty, the Fixed Penalty was paid but they failed to provide their licence details for electronic endorsement and a refund was requested.

The driver did not satisfy the requirements of the Fixed Penalty offer within the specified timeframe. As a result, the offer of a Fixed Penalty has been withdrawn.

The matter was therefore referred to the Prosecution Team for a Single Justice Notice to be issued."

I correctly filled in my licence number in the Section 172 Statement with the Notice of Intended Prosecution I received. I also never requested a refund of my payment.

The Single Justice Procedure notice I have received asks me how I plead and whether I want to come to court.

What are my next steps here? Specifically, the questions I have are:

• Should I go to court to explain this, or simply plead guilty to the administrative screwup?
• What is the expected penalty for this? I have no previous convictions of any form
• How long will this remain on my record and will it affect future employment?
• Will I receive a second Single Justice Procedure notice for the first speeding offence?

Any advice is much appreciated, thank you!