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« on: May 02, 2024, 03:53:01 pm »
NIP dated 1st May received today 2nd May (updated - today is 02/05/2024!!) with Royal mail stamp post 01.05.24.
M11 Motoway near Luxborough Lane road bridge, Chigwell.
Offence - Exceed a 50mph speed restriction on a special road/Motoway - automatic camera device.
Speed of vehicle - 65mph
Speed limit - 50 mph
Date - 27/04/2024
Time - 03:54
Hi everyone,
I'm new here, I've been reading up on different posts to see if I can find information to help my husband. I'm the registered keeper of the vehicle so the NIP was sent in my name.
I know they say ignorance is not a defence but the incident was really not intentional.
My husband and I had been coming from Stansted airport early Saturday morning after just returning from holiday in Cyprus and picked up the car from the airport carpark. There were lots of road works on the road around the airport so we were grateful for Waze on the phone for navigation as it rerouted us.
We tend to use the speed limit showing on Waze screen whenever we use it for navigation as it tends to be more accurate than the one showing in our car. During the drive, we realised that we had not changed back the distance unit in the Waze settings to the Uk 'mile' as they use 'km' in Cyprus. I don't know if this was before the location of the camera or after.
I'm not sure if this caused the confusion on the speed for the location where the the camera was as my husband does not speed (if I had been driving, I could honestly think fair enough, possible, mile or km). He only got his driving licence last September (so less than a year ago) while I have been driving for over 16 years, he's naturally a person that follows rules to the letter and always a careful driver who would not intentionally break the rules. He would choose to cruise even if we are in a rush to get somewhere because the speed states 20mph or 30mph and would tell me off if I drive just a little over the limit.
I'm really worried about the implication of the NIP especially seeing it's not like a normal speeding fine but a possibility of prosecution! I don't want him to loose his licence.
The notice is asking me to send details of the driver and I don't know what to do.
I would really appreciate some guidance.
Rosie
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That's generally what we do but for whatever reason that early morning, we missed something but like you stated, intent is not required.