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On 26/11/25 I received an NIP from West Midlands Police for a speeding offence (code RR84018). I admitted being the driver and received the COFP on 12/12/25 asking me to pay the £100 fine and provide licence details, which I did online via the penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk site on 16/12/25.
I have recently looked at my credit card statement for January, and see that on 10/01/25 I was refunded the £100 by HMCOURTS-SVS.GOV.U LEEDS.
I initially thought that the penalty notice had been cancelled, even though when I checked my DVLA record, I found the 3 penalty points recorded. I emailed 'centralticketoffice@west-midlands.police.uk'on 02/02/26  asking them to confirm the date that the penalty notice was cancelled, so I could approach DVLA to remove the points. I have not received a response to that email.
I’ve now done a bit of digging and see forums which suggest that the refund was given as I did not provide the correct licence details via penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk, and that I may now receive a court summons, a bigger fine and more penalty points.
I haven’t received anything official in the post yet but what, if anything, should I be proactively doing now? I’ve had another look at the COFP letter and it directs queries regarding licence and/or payment queries to fixedpenaltyoffice@justice.gov.uk. I’m minded to email them but don’t know what to put in the email. Annoyingly, no confirmation email was provided by penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk when I paid the £100 fine on 16/12/25.

I’d be very grateful if someone could kindly advise. 

Thank you for your comments Andy - appreciated.

I have now emailed penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk with a copy of the email sent to centralticketoffice@west-midlands.police.uk'on 02/02/26 and asked for an explanation. FYI, the

"Dear Sir/Madam

I am forwarding you the below email that I sent to the Central Ticket Office at West Midlands Police on 02/02/2026, but to which I’ve not received a response. My details are as follows:

NAME: xxx
ADDRESS: xxx
DATE OF BIRTH: xxx
NOTICE NUMBER: xxx
DRIVING LICENCE NUMBER: xxx

In summary, following receipt of the COFA on 12/12/2025 in relation to a speeding infringement on 22/11/2025, I paid the £100 fine and provided my Driving Licence details via the penaltynotice.direct.gov.uk portal on 16/12/2025 (Option 1). Please see attached.

I have checked my credit card statement and notice that, on 09/01/2026, a credit of £100 by HMCOURTS-SVS.GOV.U LEEDS was made (which appeared on my credit card statement on 10/01/2026; please see attached screenshot).

At the time, I assumed that the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) had been cancelled as there were media articles suggesting erroneous issuing of FPNs. However when I performed a Licence Check via the DVLA portal, I found the 3 points relating to the FPN (please see attached screenshot).

I’m now concerned that there may be another reason why I was refunded the £100 fine. Perhaps I entered one of the numbers on my driving licence incorrectly when paying the FPN, although I feel this is unlikely as the points are recorded with the DVLA?.

As per my request below to the Central Ticket Office at West Midlands Police on 02/02/2026, please can you kindly confirm that the FPN has been cancelled or provide a reason for the refund by HMCOURTS-SVS.GOV.U LEEDS on 09/01/2026.

Yours sincerely"

FYI, the contravention stated is "exceed 70mph motorway limit - automatic camera device"

Many thanks again