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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Fixed penalty speeding fine refunded but points remain
« on: March 02, 2026, 09:50:38 am »
In a weekend of globally bad news, at least there is one piece of welcome news, just received from the Fixed Penalty Office following my email to them on Friday.

"Thankyou for your email and attachments.

We are sorry to hear that you have not had a response yet from the West Midlands police, however, they are extremely busy and we can confirm for you that the notice has been cancelled. The police will be able to confirm why it has been cancelled as it is their decision as they issued the original notice.

They are also responsible for confirming that the points should be removed etc so that the instructions can then be given to the DVLA. Please bear with them while this process is arranged.

Kind Regards"

Once I hear back from West Midlands Police, I will share their reasons here. As my car insurance renews in 10 March and I have already declared the 3 points, I'm hoping that I'll hear back from them beforehand as the policy amendment fees are high.



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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Fixed penalty speeding fine refunded but points remain
« on: February 27, 2026, 12:56:29 pm »
Hello Reentrant

Thanks for your comments. I have had another careful look at the COFA letter. At the top, in bold, in says:
"You must pay your fixed penalty and submit your licence details using one of the two options below within the time limits specified in your fixed penalty notice. Note: you must do this regardless of whether you have submitted your licence details to the police/online at a previous stage of the process. Failure to do so may result in your fixed penalty offer being withdrawn and the matter being referred to court.

I took Option 1 which says:
"Option 1: Payment and Driving Licence Details Submission Online
How - By visiting the website below or scanning the QR code to the right and simply following the instructions on screen.
You may also want to make a note of your payment reference
Online number:
https://penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk
You will need:
* The fixed penalty notice details shown at the top of this page, a valid debit or credit card and your driving licence details"

Hope that makes sense.

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Fixed penalty speeding fine refunded but points remain
« on: February 27, 2026, 06:56:21 am »
Thank you for your comments Andy - appreciated.

I have now emailed penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk with a copy of the email sent to centralticketoffice@west-midlands.police.uk'on 02/02/26 and asked for an explanation. FYI, the

"Dear Sir/Madam

I am forwarding you the below email that I sent to the Central Ticket Office at West Midlands Police on 02/02/2026, but to which I’ve not received a response. My details are as follows:

NAME: xxx
ADDRESS: xxx
DATE OF BIRTH: xxx
NOTICE NUMBER: xxx
DRIVING LICENCE NUMBER: xxx

In summary, following receipt of the COFA on 12/12/2025 in relation to a speeding infringement on 22/11/2025, I paid the £100 fine and provided my Driving Licence details via the penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk portal on 16/12/2025 (Option 1). Please see attached.

I have checked my credit card statement and notice that, on 09/01/2026, a credit of £100 by HMCOURTS-SVS.GOV.U LEEDS was made (which appeared on my credit card statement on 10/01/2026; please see attached screenshot).

At the time, I assumed that the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) had been cancelled as there were media articles suggesting erroneous issuing of FPNs. However when I performed a Licence Check via the DVLA portal, I found the 3 points relating to the FPN (please see attached screenshot).

I’m now concerned that there may be another reason why I was refunded the £100 fine. Perhaps I entered one of the numbers on my driving licence incorrectly when paying the FPN, although I feel this is unlikely as the points are recorded with the DVLA?.

As per my request below to the Central Ticket Office at West Midlands Police on 02/02/2026, please can you kindly confirm that the FPN has been cancelled or provide a reason for the refund by HMCOURTS-SVS.GOV.U LEEDS on 09/01/2026.

Yours sincerely"

FYI, the contravention stated is "exceed 70mph motorway limit - automatic camera device"

Many thanks again


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Speeding and other criminal offences / Fixed penalty speeding fine refunded but points remain
« on: February 26, 2026, 07:45:55 pm »
On 26/11/25 I received an NIP from West Midlands Police for a speeding offence (code RR84018). I admitted being the driver and received the COFP on 12/12/25 asking me to pay the £100 fine and provide licence details, which I did online via the penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk site on 16/12/25.
I have recently looked at my credit card statement for January, and see that on 10/01/25 I was refunded the £100 by HMCOURTS-SVS.GOV.U LEEDS.
I initially thought that the penalty notice had been cancelled, even though when I checked my DVLA record, I found the 3 penalty points recorded. I emailed 'centralticketoffice@west-midlands.police.uk'on 02/02/26  asking them to confirm the date that the penalty notice was cancelled, so I could approach DVLA to remove the points. I have not received a response to that email.
I’ve now done a bit of digging and see forums which suggest that the refund was given as I did not provide the correct licence details via penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk, and that I may now receive a court summons, a bigger fine and more penalty points.
I haven’t received anything official in the post yet but what, if anything, should I be proactively doing now? I’ve had another look at the COFP letter and it directs queries regarding licence and/or payment queries to fixedpenaltyoffice@justice.gov.uk. I’m minded to email them but don’t know what to put in the email. Annoyingly, no confirmation email was provided by penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk when I paid the £100 fine on 16/12/25.

I’d be very grateful if someone could kindly advise. 

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