My point is that the supplying of an overseas address for service may not make this 'go away' in the manner which the OP is hoping for.
I agree - they'll potentially still go after the keeper, but his defence will be much stronger if he can demonstrate that the operator knows the name and address for service for the driver.
They may claim that the details were not provided inside the 28 day period and therefore keeper liability occurred automatically at that point.
They might, although that would be a clear misinterpretation of PoFA.
