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Work for a private ambulance company 25 in a 20
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So received today 3/6/26 a letter dated 1/6/26 stating intention to prosecute for doing 25 in a 20
The offence took place 29/3/26 my name is spelt wrong and the colour of the vehicle is wrong.
The ambulance is used by possibly 20 different people and honestly can't tell you if I was using on the date stated.
I've had no heads up from my company,maybe tomorrow I can confirm it was either myself driving or not.
What are everyone's thoughts on this,if it was me does the timescale,wrong name spelling and wrong vehicle colour mean much?
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Re: Work for a private ambulance company 25 in a 20
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As you are [presumably] not the RK, the 14 day rule does not apply to the NIP addressed to you. There is no time limit for issuing the s. 172 requirement to name the driver, other than that any prosecution for the speeding offence would need to be instigated within 6 months of the date of offence.

Depending on who the RK is (many company vehicles are leased, and a finance company is actually the RK) or how long the chain is, and how long the various links took to respond, the timing of your notice could be perfectly normal, or it could be the result of shenanigans.

Ignoring that your NIP is not the one required by law, the required details in the NIP (which do not include the colour of the vehicle) are "merely directory" - which means that if an error has no bearing on your ability to identify and recall the incident in question, it does not invalidate the NIP.

How wrong is the spelling of your name. Received wisdom suggests that if it is clearly intended for you, that is close enough.

As you are presumably not the person keeping the vehicle, your obligation in respect of the notice is to provide any information that is in your power to give and that might lead to the identification of the driver.
I am responsible for the accuracy of the information I post, not your ability to comprehend it.

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Thank you, honestly can't say if I was driving or not will be in contact with my company tomorrow to see if they have evidence of me being the driver at that time,if I was hands up

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Do you know how or why the company decided to name you out of, perhaps, 20 possibilities?

When you take the vehicle out, how does anybody at the company know that you have it?
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Re: Work for a private ambulance company 25 in a 20
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No idea as of yet, waiting on a reply from them

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So are you permitted to just take the vehicle out without telling anybody, or recording anywhere, that you have it?
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