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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Urgent Advice - Can I ask for a Motorway SACourse rather than points (only 2 days to respond)
« on: June 08, 2026, 10:13:18 am »
Yes confirmed, they don't even have any 'Smart' motorways in their area and they say no. Doh!

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Urgent Advice - Can I ask for a Motorway SACourse rather than points (only 2 days to respond)
« on: June 07, 2026, 11:53:27 pm »
Ha well fair enough! Thanks for the reply anyway. They seem to offer the course but I imagine it's really speeding cases with relation to 'Smart' motorways.

We'll see. Should have looked on here sooner, always!

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Urgent Advice - Can I ask for a Motorway SACourse rather than points (only 2 days to respond)
« on: June 07, 2026, 11:07:48 pm »
Hi I seem to have messed up again in a work van!!

Details:
29/04/26 - Alleged speeding offence in rental van - 81mph on a motorway (standard 70mph) camera van on a bridge, Gloucestershire Police
 ---- Viewed photos and then returned NIP as driver ...
12/05/26 - Letter with Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty (date on letter)
08/06/26 - 28 day deadline to respond to offer

So I've left it really late to post on here as I'd kind of given up but I've just read through Andy Fosters intro and noticed a brief bit of advice about calling to ask for Speed Awareness Courses.

So the offence is '81 in a 70' but I wasn't offered a course. Unfortunatly I completed a SP30 SAC 4/Feb/26 (offence 9/11/26) so that's probably why. I was hoping for a Motorway driving course, as it's not the standard SAC and doesn't repeat the same course. I did do a Chatgpt check about the chances and -in its usual positive manner- said it was about a 60/70pc chance of a course.

So my question is there any point in calling them? If I do call, any advice on getting a course?

If I don't get a reply to this I will just call anyway (mad not to) but as it's so late I wonder if they can extend the offer out long enough for me to get another letter with the course on it. I'd snap it out of their hands at the moment. Yours desperately  :-\   



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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Speeding in a rental van - 36mph in a 30
« on: December 19, 2025, 12:59:17 pm »
So I did get the NIP, or course!!.

Received it I think 09/12/25 (dated 03/12/25)

36mph in a 30mph. Photo evidence shows a new set of average speed cameras, although this was at the start from the 40 to 30 reduction point. Looks like I was almost there!

I presume I just need to get this back to them and hope for a SAC. My last one was a 'Smart?' motorway one 6yrs ago. Looks like they got me in the leg, but I can limp off this time.

In the past I've posted these things back but would people recommend using the online option instead?

No point trying to wiggle out of it then I guess  :-[ 

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Speeding in a rental van - no NIP yet??
« on: December 09, 2025, 10:00:46 pm »
Thanks both, really good info.

Colleague has definitely sent the correct details to the rental Co. I don't know whether it was an NIP to the company or a rental Co request. I think it's more likely the later.

I could just ring the rental Co myself but tbh I'd sort of hoped it might just go away. This theory is based on the fact that we hire vans loads and as it's not happened before I wasn't sure if it can just get a bit 'lost in the system' as it's rental. I can't imagine that's not the reality but if I want the SAC option (if that's possible) it looks like I need to watch that timing and potentially call the rental Co to allow the time to carry it out. 

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Speeding in a rental van - no NIP yet??
« on: December 09, 2025, 10:18:43 am »
Hi, nice to see the new place Pepipoo. I like what you've done with it. Mostly just glad you're still around!

Details:
09/11/25 - Alledged speeding offence in rental van
18/11/25 - Informed by a work colleague that they had received a request for driver details for an alledged speeding offence (probably a camera) on 09/11/25.
18/11/25 - Told colleague they should just put my name and address down and I would look at what was going on when they contacted me.
09/12/25 - current date still haven't heard anything more.

So my question/s are should I just leave it at that? Ideally if they would have offered a speed awareness course I'd prefer that but is there going toi be a time limit on that? I imagine it might just take a lot longer than usual as it's via a rental company but they apparently have been sent my correct details and they are one of the largest companies so should be reliable.

Any thoughts on this please?   

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