Just wondering.
As per .Gov site, Legislation states that the Registered Keeper must be notified of a Notice of Intended Prosecution (speeding ticket) within 14 days of the offence. There are certain circumstances that give them longer but for someone who hasn't recently moved/leased the car etc the rule is 14 days.
So, if the issue date on the NIP is a month later than the offence date, would you bother mentioning it or just go with it? Only myself to blame so not quibbling about that.
I didn't even know that was a legal obligation on their part until I read it on the notification.
The offence was just outside the 10% +2 so I don't really want to ruffle any feathers but just curious how others would react.
Any of you ever challenged this?
If you haven't already done so, register on pepipoo, fill in the NIP wizard, and ask the question there.
Basically, if your name and address are correct on the V5, and the date code on your V5 is prior to the offence, then they have to 'serve notice' on you within 14 days. If they don't 'serve notice' within 14 days then there is a statutory defence to any speeding charge. Serve notice does *NOT* mean they must post within 14 days - it means you must, in the normal course of 1st class post, have been expected to receive it. This means they must have posted it on day 12 - or even earlier if bank holidays are involved. So it is important to keep all the envelopes because even if the letter is dated within time, the postmark may reveal that it wasn't/couldn't be 'served' in time.
This does *NOT* mean you can tell them to eff-off. You must still fill in the S172 request, and return it within the time limits or you WILL be prosecuted for a S172 offence - which carries similar or worse penalties, and the insurance companies really, really don't like S172 convictions. You should have been given 28 days to respond - reply as late as you dare, but make sure the reply arrives within the 28 day limit.
Anyway - toddle off to pepipoo and they'll tell you whether you have a chance.