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Hi,

Just opened the letter with a deadline to plea by 26/12/25.

Offence was 7/6/25 69 in a 60
I did not receive either the S172 issued on 11/6/25 or the reminder issued on 16/7/25.

Address details are correct so odd, although I was out of the country from 12/6/25 -> 24/6/25, and across the country from 23/7/25->28/7/25

Separate note is that my son did get an S172 to the house which I shared with him via SMS on 1/8/25.

SJPN dated 05/12/25.

Looking at the car and date of the offence and a trip to the lakes that day, it was either myself the RK or my wife. 

How should I respond to this SJPN, as I didn't actually receive the S172 or reminder, so don't want to plead guilty when it's not true, but also don't want to get into a painful position. 

Just spotted in a similar case advice to use “the deal” approach.  Feels right but worth getting your input.

That depends on who was driving.

I am pretty confident that I would have been driving but cannot be 100%.

It feels risky trying to get the pic etc to verify who was driving.  Will speak to my wife to see if she can recall if she drove there when she gets in tonight. 

The only  alternative to not conducting the “deal” is to defend the s172 charge. The speeding charge cannot succeed as there is no evidence to show who was driving, and it will be discontinued.

You will have to convince the court that you did not receive either the original request or the reminder. That may be a bit of a stretch.

If you fail, you will face a hefty fine, a surcharge and costs (which is unlikely to see you walk away less than £1,000 down). But as well as that you will also have six points imposed along with an endorsement code (MS90) which will see your insurance premiums soar for up to five years.

Well I submitted the deal and have had no response. Court tomorrow.  I have copies of my letters etc to take with me including proof of receipt (signed-off).  I also have proof of failed mail deliveries to my home address at a similar time last year to the notice along side some proof I have taken of mail incorrectly delivered to me that should have gone to my neighbours from Dec Jan once I was aware of this action. 

Any advise on how I can get the deal proposed in the court itself?

But you must have had a response if you know you have a court date tomorrow.

No response to the deal offer.

That sounds like a defence to the FtP charge. If you mention all that the prosecutor may not accept your offer.

For the sake of completeness/the benefit of the hind mind...

Received wisdom is that a court ought to reject a guilty plea where a defence is disclosed. I would be surprised if disclosing a defence to the charge the OP is asking the prosecution to drop, unless done in a particularly confrontational manner, would cause the prosecutor to refuse the deal.

However, on the assumption that the OP is the RK, not receiving the NIP incorporating the s. 172 requirement, would seem to disclose the defence of non-service of the NIP to the speeding charge he is offering to plead guilty to.