towzer

How long do you have to wait for a speeding ticket to arrive through the post, and is there a time limit in which the police have send out a ticket?

Phil

Brun

The Nip has to be dated within 14 days of the inccident i believe. That doesn't mean it has to arrive on your carpet within 14 days though.

Neil W

I have heard 2 weeks but not 100% sure.

Gooner

The NIP must be posted within 14 days of the alleged offence, there is no time on the receipt of the said document.
Sadly you will not get proof of postage without going to court.
I have a court appearance next Monday, my birthday, for failing to provide details of the driver following an alleged offence, purely because I do not know who was using my car, a company car, and I own the company.
Having trusted a number of people, employees, sub contractors and friends / family, over a period of 4 years, to use company vehicles without having to ask permission every time, seems to have back fired on me, someone, who cannot be identified from the photo has dropped me in the SH*T.
All cvompany vehicles are now allocated, and if anyone wants to drive one, not allocated to him / her, they now have to inform the office before doing so.

Spoon

It'll arrive at a slower speed than it took you to get one.

scooby_si

Yes they only have to of made every effort to send within 14 days of offense, most dont do recorded delivery anymore so many try the "i never got it routine" but not cunning on that front IMO as i said they onyl have 2 show they tried within 14 days to notify, but there r other ways, details on ukspeedtraps site
Si

chrisp

This 14 days assumes that you havent already receieved a verbal NIP from the policeman and also if it takes time to trace you through a compnay/hire/lease vehicle. Are we talking gatso or stopped by a cop car ?

towzer

It was a mobile speed camera at the side of the road.

Gooner

The NIP must be posted to the registered keeper / owner within 14 days.

chrisp

and they didnt stop you ?

towzer

I'm asking on behalf of a mate who thinks he was done twice in two days. The second offence has already arrived and he's wondering if this means he's got away with the first one.

chrisp

If they didnt stop him then he should hear within 14 days.

NeilCH

All,

What happens if you get flashed by a static camera ? Assuming it works and they intend to prosecute is it always a NIP, or can it be a fixed penalty notice (FPN) ? you know the old 3 points and £60

A FPN can take up to 6 months I think.

Only interested as i got flashed by a forward facing job just outside Portsmouth 3 weeks ago. Can i rest as ease now as I haven't heard anything, or could it take 6 months.

Thanks to anyone who can clarify

Neil

SCOOBY TOWERS

iTrader: (7)

Just out of interest.
How long do you have to reply?

chrisp

A NIP has to be served within 14 days even if its a FPN or a court case. They need to serve the NIP to assertain who was driving the vehicle. After they have done that it can take months for the fine or case to come up. I am not a cop or a regular convicted speeder just what I have read and heard.

Ciaran

iTrader: (16)

28 as far as i know my old man phoed the police and that is what they said for a speed camera

moomin

I got one sent through a few years ago for my company car. The date of the offence was 27/9 but I didn't receive the NIP until the 20/12 (it was post dated 15/12).

Thankfully I was not driving at the time, as I hadn’t even started work for the company so I forwarded it on. Obviously if it had of been for me than I would have queried it but could I expect to have it rescinded? Just for future reference you understand

druddle

Yeah right Phil, that old "it was my mate" gag

You just cant help it now you have that PPP installed.

Dave

Gooner

The NIP must be posted within 14 days of the alleged offence, there is no time on the receipt of the said document.
Sadly you will not get proof of postage without going to court.
I have a court appearance next Monday, my birthday, for failing to provide details of the driver following an alleged offence, purely because I do not know who was using my car, a company car, and I own the company.
Having trusted a number of people, employees, sub contractors and friends / family, over a period of 4 years, to use company vehicles without having to ask permission every time, seems to have back fired on me, someone, who cannot be identified from the photo has dropped me in the SH*T.
All company vehicles are now allocated, and if anyone wants to drive one, not allocated to him / her, they now have to inform the office before doing so.
I am still waiting for a hearing date for the speeding offence which I also have to defend!

[Edited by Gooner - 5/12/2003 9:45:30 PM]