What was the date of the offence, is it within the 14 day policy
What 14 day policy???
The Notice of Intended Prosection NIP for short the letter which first arrives has to be with the registered owner of the vehicle within 14 days, if it's over the 14 day period it can be ruled out.
Read This:
The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, Section 1.-
1.—(1) Subject to section 2 of this Act, where a person is prosecuted for an offence to which this section applies, he is not to be convicted unless—
( c ) within fourteen days of the commission of the offence a notice of
the intended prosecution specifying the nature of the alleged offence
and the time and place where it is alleged to have been committed,
was—
(ii) in the case of any other offence, served on him or on the
person, if any, registered as the keeper of the vehicle at the time
of the commission of the offence.
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The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Section 6.-(3)
inserted the following sub-section into the RTOA 1988 (as above).
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(1A) A notice required by this section to be served on any person
may be served on that person—
(a) by delivering it to him;
(b) by addressing it to him and leaving it at his last known
address; or
( c ) by sending it by registered post, recorded delivery service or
first class post addressed to him at his last known address.
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Therefore, second class post is not a valid method of service under
section 1, and the accused is "not to be convicted."
The 14 day time limit only applies to the first NIP in the chain, i.e. the one to the registered keeper.