If you got a standard 3 points/60 quid fine NIP, but you didn't know about it because you moved house between getting flashed & the NIP being sent out, & you'd also sold the vehicle that was flashed, what would happen? -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tigtona 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250
We-ell.... the present keeper would get the NIP, he'd say he bought the car from whoever at whatever address, the authorities would send an NIP there, and then a lot depends on whether the new house occupiers forward the mail or not. If the new occupiers don't know where you are, then I think the only way they'd find you would be if you put your driving licence number on the V5 of the vehicle when you bought it, and as that's not obligatory, hardly anyone does. So I think you, sorry, this hypothetical person, is safe.
My chum had a similar experience, got flashed, moved house, NIP arrived at old house, etc. It took so long to resolve that it went beyond the six months and timed out.
How do you know you've got an NIP? Don't worry until it actually gets to you, then ask for the photographic evidence. By the time they've completed all the paperchases to get to this point the cost of taking you to court will probably be prohibitive and you won't actually get a fine or points. Probably.
The theoretical conscience would torment the theoretical person until they couldn't eat, couldn't sleep for the pangs of angst. They would then turn themselves in to the nearest processing centre for re-education and assignment to a work camp to work off their debt to society for committing such a horrendous crime. Or maybe I need to ease off on the migraine meds slightly.. Phil.
I thought it might go something like that, but wondered if they'd just stick the 3 points on the licence of whoever was the registered keeper. Amazingly enough, it was a genuine hypothetical question. Just one of those things that pops into your head at night when you can't sleep & your brain goes wandering. -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tigtona 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250
Interesting. I don't suppose anyone would move house & sell their bike/car to avoid 3 points, but could be a way out if those points would take you into bye-bye licence territory. -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tigtona 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250
But the point is the theoretical person would know nothing about it. If in doubt, take more. -- Krusty www.MuddyStuff.co.uk Off-Road Classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tigtona 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250
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Conscience works in mysterious ways.. Just at the moment it's looking like the attractive option. Much, much more. Phil.
I seem to recall that the six month limit is from the time of the 'offender' being identified rather than from the date of the offense. Would be interested if I was wrong here. Anyone got an authoritative position? Say, if someone was caught speeding just after they'd picked up a car, rejected the first NIP as "arriving too late" was told "we sent it to the original owner", then was a little awkward responding to the letter saying "disclose who was driving". Would the six months run from the date of the offense or the date of the second NIP which stated that one was the driver?
