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Hey all, this is the story:

This isn't Jackanory. We'd rather hear the relevant facts.

27/11/2025 - I went the wrong way down a slip road, traffic was stationary. Not proud of it, bit of an idiot moment but I followed the person in front that did it.

20/12/2025 - received a NIP through the post, filled it in and sent it back the same day

Didn’t hear a thing , and then:

17/06/2026 - received a letter for a court summons

Just want some advise please if anyone had anything similar, the NIP took around 21 days to get to me, I’ve read it should be within 14 days?

Incident date 26/11/2025
Date printed on the NIP 20/12/2025

So, you received the NIP through the post on the same day as it was printed (and presumably posted), and you want people to give up their free time to help you with a technical defence that relies on details?

And you are variously unable or unwilling to provide the date after the DocRef. No. on the V5C that you definitely physically have and which definitely has your correct and current details.

And I’ve heard that’s classed as a procedural case and I still have to go to court and argue it. But I’ve shopped around and solicitors want £2k minimum to do it.

IMHO a bargain.

Would appreciate any help, I know I was a twat for doing it but it’s done and just trying to deal with this now.

We don't care what you did or didn't do to get yourself in trouble in the first place. What we do care about is whether or not you act like a twat here.

And wtf is "a letter for a summons"?

Sorry, Doris Stokes has passed to the other side.

It is within the gift of the court. Much will depend on the details of his arguments and how well he presents them. If he is banned, what would or could he do? The fact that he would lose his driving job does not in and of itself mean that he could not find a non-driving job. What are his ex's circumstances? The bench will want to know.

Received wisdom suggests that hardship liable to be suffered by innocent dependents carries more weight, than that which the criminal scum that brought this upon himself would suffer.

What we consider the likelihood of him keeping his licence, based on negligible information is perhaps even more pointless than the question itself.
If the court do not find that he (or others) would suffer exceptional hardship, they must ban him for 6 months. If they do, they can reduce that ban, potentially to zero. All that matters is what they bench on the day decide - unless he does not make an exceptional hardship argument, in which case we can tell you exactly how likely it is that he will get a 6 month ban.

If you/he want advice on how to present his argument, (i.e. ignore irrelevant points and evidence that relevant points), we can offer advice on his draft argument.

This topic has been moved to Non-motoring legal advice.

https://www.ftla.uk/index.php?topic=11088.0

Struggling to see the point of your post.

Of course you can ask. Whether or not they will tell you to f**k off is down to them. and likely to depend on whether or not they do a separate motorway course. The only way to be sure is to phone them and ask.

The form I returned identifying myself as the driver included my full name, date of birth and driving licence number

I preferred the original Groundhog Day with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell.

 

(copy attached above).

Really?

I do not recall providing any further information when making payment
[...]
Does that strengthen the argument that the identification requirement had already been satisfied?

Not by any conventionally understood meaning of the word "strengthen".

but my understanding was that the Fixed Penalty Office already held those details from the completed form.

What "Fixed Penalty Office" would that be?

My address was also already printed on the form. I then paid the £100 fixed penalty. Does that make any difference to whether the identification requirement was satisfied?

No

I have read the read this post first.

Really?

How many 'r' in 'strawberry'?