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Incidentally, I have spoken to the postman who said they were overwhelmed before Christmas at their sorting office.  I have searched online and there was an article in The Daily Mail saying Royal Mail was in chaos.  This is dated 14/12/24 which would be within the timescales of the NIP’s being sent.

Sadly not.  I didn’t know anything about the 14 day rule at the time and we actually apologised when returning the NIP’s, saying that we’d only received them that day so were replying at the earliest opportunity.I posted them back on the same day as I was worried about them already being 16 days old, at that point, and didn’t want them to think we’d been dragging our feet.I know I’m completely clueless but I’ve held my licence for over 30 years and have no points so it’s all very alien to me.

The NIPs were both dated the 11/12/24 but not received until 27/12/24.It’s not uncommon for us to only get post delivered once or twice a week and with it being Christmas, I presume this added to the delay.I know the date they were received because they were such a shock bearing in mind the consequences.As per previous advice though, I’m not going to be able to prove it so guess it’s probably a lost cause.

Thank you for taking the time to respond and for your advice.  It is much appreciated.I’m sorry that my write ups weren’t precise.Kind regards,Rachel

I’m really sorry that I typed the numbers incorrectly, I am using my phone at the moment and the keypad is not great.As for him typing it himself, he wouldn’t be able to sadly.  I’m not going to go into his disabilities but I can assure you that his licence is very important to him.Thank you for taking the time to reply.

The offences were both 07/12/24

He passed in Aug 24 and has no other convictions or driving offences.We asked if they would consider a course when returning the NIPs but they declined.

So sorry, NIPs were received on 27/12/24 not 17th (typing on phone)

Apologies, he has 2 conditional offers (3 points and £100 fine for each)

He received 2 NIPS followed by 2 FPN’s.He is registered keeper so shouldn’t have been any delay there.  The NIPs were dated 11/12/24 but not received until 17/12/24 so believe this will be a postal issue.

Hi,  my son has received 2 FPN’s for speeding on the motorway (64 and 69 in temporary 50 zone).  Both offences on the same date; one driving one way, the second driving back.  They were within an hour of each other.He doesn’t have a defence.  He set his speed to 70 and didn’t take account/reduce it.My question is whether it is worth asking to go to court to plead mitigating circumstances?He is disabled and was agoraphobic prior to passing his test (due to being seriously assaulted).  He is autistic and can’t use public transport as he is so scared (the assault was linked to a bus journey).  He managed to come off antidepressants and was finally enjoying life with the independence that driving gave him however if he receives 6 points, his licence will be revoked and I’ll be back on suicide watch.He also helps me as I have Lupus and now have to have monthly immunotherapy which he takes me to and from (not at a local hospital).Finally, his little brother is also disabled and he helps take and pick him up from school (as I work full time).  His brother is selective mute and won’t use a bus.The final thing to mention is that the NIP was received 17 days after the offence date albeit it was probably delayed due to the Christmas post.Just wondering if it would be worth asking the court to consider;A)  treating the 2 offences as oneB)  raising the issue with the service of the NIPC)  asking the court to impose a short ban instead of points (to avoid revocation of licence)Or is this a lost cause?Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.