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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Drink Drive 69mg

« on: January 08, 2026, 03:43:12 pm »

Read the thread currently below yours: https://www.ftla.uk/speeding-and-other-criminal-offences/drink-and-drive-57-mg/

...unless you have any specific questions?

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Late NIP

« on: December 26, 2025, 11:22:19 am »

Quote from: The Slithy Tove on December 26, 2025, 09:52:36 am

I would not have thought they would send out a reminder so soon.

It's dated 26 days after the offence (Almost 4 weeks) - may be, may be not a 'reminder'...

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Late NIP

« on: December 25, 2025, 10:41:03 am »

If the 'original' NIP is dated 3 weeks after the offence then the chances are this is not the NIP. It could be a 'reminder' and are not always marked as such.

If they did send the NIP after 3 weeks and there's no statutory exception then, yes, it's a defence.

In the first instance get the V5C out and check all the details are 100% correct. Particularly check the docref date (in DD MM YY format) at the bottom of page 2 - this is date the V5C was last issued.

If all checks out then in the first instance I would contact the issuing unit and see what they say. The most likely explanation is the NIP was 'lost in the post'. Unfortunately, they rely on a presumption of delivery that would be your job to rebut - which can be quite difficult in practice.

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg

« on: December 16, 2025, 03:11:50 pm »

Read Sentencing Guidelines Here.

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Caught both ways (HGV)

« on: December 09, 2025, 08:34:09 am »

Quote from: NewJudge on December 07, 2025, 12:37:04 pm

I have heard that some police forces do not offer courses for speeding when the vehicle involved is an HGV.

On another scan I think you may be right - the streetlighting is only on one side and very easy to miss.

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Caught both ways (HGV)

« on: December 08, 2025, 09:20:54 pm »

Here: RTRA 1984 s82

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Caught both ways (HGV)

« on: December 07, 2025, 07:16:47 pm »

I see no reason why fixed penalties wouldn’t be offered in the worst case (time permitting).

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Private parking tickets / Re: CAR TOWED on private land 7 DAY TORT NOTICE

« on: December 07, 2025, 09:10:40 am »

This situation reminds me of the 2011 Mayhook v NCP case (PePiPoo days), pre-PoFA.

Mr Mayhook's car was towed and clamped for around 30 outstanding PCN's.

Mr Mayhook eventually won and was awarded large costs (approaching £90k) and triggered bankruptcy for some of those involved.

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Caught both ways (HGV)

« on: December 06, 2025, 10:50:42 pm »

Yes, one should qualify for a course.

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Caught both ways (HGV)

« on: December 06, 2025, 09:42:09 pm »

As a HGV driver that's slightly worrying that you do not know what a restricted road is… (a road that has a limit of 30mph because of a system of street lighting less than 200 yards apart unless there are signs to the contrary)

But this road is not one. So the terminal signs set the limit upon entry but there are no repeaters to maintain it. But there's no strict distance requirement for the frequency of repeaters. I haven't measured the distance between the gateways but I guess you may struggle to show the limit is not adequately signed.

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Caught both ways (HGV)

« on: December 06, 2025, 06:26:08 pm »

I'd note there are 30mph terminal signs on entering the area from both directions but there (if GSV is correct) are no repeaters and no system of streetlighting (which would make it a restricted road).

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: NIP for failure to comply with traffic light - 1sec Any grounds to contest

« on: December 02, 2025, 02:05:07 pm »

Quote from: artoyebi on December 02, 2025, 11:16:45 am

May I add that at the time that I reached the light, it was still on amber.

...but clearly red when you passed the stop line.

Have you gone back and checked the timing of the amber phase? It should be 3 seconds +/- 0.25s. If it's within tolerance then you do not appear to have a defence.

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