Speeding Offence - Havent heard back

[Jasmine j]

Hi there

 

I was caught speeding doing a 76 in a 50 (bad ,  I know)

The offence was 4 months ago. I sent of the NIP saying I was the driver but have not heard back since 

I don’t have proof however that I sent it off

Does anyone have any advice on what to do?

[Man in the middle]

Phone up the office where you sent your reply and ask them if they've received it.

 

That said, that speed is too fast for a fixed penalty and your case will be dealt with in court. The police have six months from the date of the offence to begin court action and in many areas they take all of that. The next thing you receive will be a Single Justice Procedure Notice and you might not het that until a week or two after the six month deadline.

[Jasmine j]

Okay thanks!

im wondering if there is a chance however that they’ve lost the file and therefore if I call them up will that not mean they reopen it again?

[Man in the middle]

There is a chance, albeit slim.

 

Another possibility (which, if anything has gone astray, is far more likely, in my opinion) is that your response was not received. This means you will be prosecuted for "Failing to supply driver's details". This is a more serious offence than speeding. It carries a hefty fine and six points on conviction, together with an endorsement code (MS90) which insurers hate.

 

So you have a choice: 

 

(1) Leave it be. There's three possible outcomes from that:

• (a) your response was received and your case will be processed in the normal way as I described in my first post;
• (b) your response didn't get there and the result of that will be as I described above;
• (c) you case has slipped behind a filing cabinet and nothing more will happen.

The order I have written those possibilities is in descending order of likelihood in my opinion. That option leaves you still wondering what has happened.

 

(2) Get in touch to find out what's happening. There are the same three possible outcomes from that:

 

• (a) your response has been received and will be processed as normal. You have lost nothing;
• (b) your response was not received and you can tell them you've sent it and hope they accept a late response. If not you face the outcome I described above.
• c) you case has slipped behind a filing cabinet and your call may prompt them to look for it.

The order I have written those possibilities is in descending order of likelihood in my opinion. That option satisfies your curiosity and you need no longer worry. But it means the slim chance you had of seeing no action is lost. There is a way of having a charge of "Failing to provide driver's details" reverted to speeding but it is aggravation and there is a very slim possibility that it may not work

 

Your call!