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Received NIP :( 41days later
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I was totally unaware that there was such a thing as a combined speed and traffic light camera  -

the lights went green and I went but according to the camera I reached a speed of 42mph before reaching the 50mph zone a few yards ahead and obviously still in the range of the traffic light/combined speed camera.
Hence the NIP is for 42 in a 30 zone. 

The alleged offence took place on the 2nd July – and the website says an NIP was sent out on the 3rd of July – but I definitely did not receive that.
 
The one I have received was dated 08/8/2025  - over a month after the alleged offence.
I have the V5 here and it looks like I am remiss in updating it, having moved a couple of times in the last few years  - so I guess that will be why there was a delay – but over 1 month?  Is that acceptable?

any opinion on whether that's likely to be a speed awareness course or points

do i have any realistic options other than suck it up?
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Re: Received NIP :( 41days later
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"Acceptable" is not a concept known to road traffic law.

There is only one 14 day rule. Unless you can prove otherwise, a NIP will have been deemed to have been served on the Registered Keeper within the 14 days. If it was delivered to his last known address, then it was lawfully served on him.

If the requirement had not been satisfied, and if you could somehow prove that, then the next question would seem to be whether you contributed to the failure - in which case the requirement to serve a NIP would not apply at all.

TL;DR - suck it up, buttercup
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…and to answer the other question - you should be offered a course if you don't delay in naming the driver.
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Quote from: JustLoveCars on August 13, 2025, 09:27:44 pm
…and to answer the other question - you should be offered a course if you don't delay in naming the driver.
But only if the alleged offence was in England or Wales, and the OP hasn't done the same course for an offence in the previous three years.
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