The most common instance where Notice is served is an NIP for speeding. There is an NIP time limit that applies of 14 days from the offence. However, how this is calculated will depend on how the notice is given. Don't wait until it's too late. Call Motor Defence Solicitors now, on 0800 2800 912, for a fixed fee consultation with a specialist solicitor.
A summons, for offences such as speeding, careless driving, drink driving etc...is issued in the Magistrates' Court, although the case may then be transferred to the Crown Court.
Your driving fell below that expected of a competent driver or driving a vehicle on a road or in any public place dangerously or in a dangerous condition
Being in charge of a vehicle when unfit due to drink or drugs
Where an individual deliberately withholds or provides misleading information
Systems used in the UK are generally type approved and require regular calibration. You are likely to come across the following types: Cameras, Laser, Radar, Stopwatch, Video. Some of the more common devices used include the Gatso, LTI2020, Vascar, Truevelo. For more detailed information on the individual devices, please click here
You are in an ever shrinking group of drivers. Keep the first penalty points off your driving licence
If you got your full driving licence less than 2 years ago you are on the verge of revocation and re-test. Insurance premiums start to rise.
One more slip and your driving licence is gone. You could face a 6 month driving disqualification
You are looking at a 6 month driving ban unless you come up with a convincing argument at Court.
The Police can stop you by the road if they suspect an offence has occured. You will usually be given a Fixed Penalty Notice (NIP), HORT1 Producer or depending on the offence, be arrested and taken to a Police Station. Typical offences within this scenario include:
A motorists in Swindon has kept his licence even though he has 39 points on his licence
A Freedom of Information request made by the BBC found that there are 638 motorists in the South West that have racked up more than 12 points on their licences but are still driving. These circumstances can come about if the driver can prove in court that a mandatory driving ban would have a negative effect on others, generally called exceptional hardship.
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If those points were racked up as the result of being caught by a succession of Revenue Generator cameras then there is no evidence that the drivers were guily of anything other than exceeding a purely arbitrary speed limit that usually has nothing to do with safety. In such cases I could not care less.
If those points were amassed as a result of successful prosecutions (by Traffic Police)for clearly demonstrable, videotaped evidence of dangerous, careless or reckless driving then, if those drivers are still on the road, irrespective of personal circumstances, there is clearly something very wrong with our judicial system.
Ken Lines.