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Anyway, no NIP yet, 11 days and counting. If it doesn't arrive, this will be three times in a row, although 43 is definitely the highest transgression.
Hopefully they missed you.
As I've posted several times before, and several times I've been told I was a fool to give up so easily, two of my speeding NIP's were way beyond the 14 days arrival time. Both were camera van offences so I wasn't spoken to at the scene and both were in my own personal vehicle, registered to me. I challenged both on the advice of Pepipoo and sent off the pre-written letter stating the 14 day limit.
This is what I received back both times:
'
The law states that the police must
send the NIP within 14 days of the offence, not including the day it happened. So, the NIP you receive
must be dated within 14 days of the offence. If it is dated outside of this time, the notice is invalid.'
With the offer of contesting it in Court, and with me being guilty as charged, I really couldn't be arsed to challenge it that far, so yes, I did give in to their intimidation. The reply stated that they would claim that it was sent in good time so why wouldn't they expect it to arrive on time.
The wording should be along the lines of 'The NIP must be served to the driver or registered keeper of the offending vehicle within 14 days of the offence. Failure to serve the NIP within this time limit will result in the offence not proceeding at court.'
So, they lied to me, both times, even though it's there for all to see.
No point me debating this as it was a few years back now and although I'm told I should have rejected them, which I did, I clearly didn't do it with enough commitment.
So, the Police misled me both times about only the date on the letter mattering, in writing. I survived the ordeal, I got over it, their intimidation worked on me.