NIP farm

Let’s hope they track down every individual that used their services too. A lot of PCoJ charges to follow those already made, I hope.

On Instagram, there are often adverts hidden as stories for things like this, another example were jab passports.

Especially with migrants I think this has been around a long time - someone I worked with 15 odd years ago used to brag that staff at his dad’s restaurant always take his points for £50

Personally i would say closing such crime ring is adequate usage of their resources.

How many people are out there driving when they should have had a totting up ban?

You have Clearly not read the linked article, do you think modern slavery offences are not worth investigating? The NIPs are only one element.

Anyone who thinks the are above the law should feel it’s full weight.

I've read the links but still can't see how it works.

if I got a NIP how could I give a random name and address to the NIP request for drivers details.

How would the randomly supplied (paid for) person be insured to drive my car etc or would I report the car stolen and the stooge admits to nicking it?

And there's me with my police leadership background reading they've executed 11 warrants, searched 12 premises - residential and commercial, arrested processed and interviewed 6 people for conspiracy (about as complex an investigation you'll get), 1 for modern slavery and all the safeguarding to victims that comes from that and then the immigration matters for 2 people in custody with only 60 officers. How many would you recommend it be done with?

Not sure how it relates to the trafficking, but the idea is that an indentity is stolen, including driving licence number. This is then sold to the keeper to be submitted as the offender on the NIP. The victim then obtains points, bans etc and has to prove they weren't driving.

No, those extra 2 were required to carry the crystal balls people seem to think they must have.

And most criminal conspiracies involve participants who are also active in other criminality so likely other crimes will be solved or at least exposed .

What is the mechanism that allows this to work?

The fraudsters respond to the NIP and provide the victims name and the victims drivers licence number but presumably they use a made up home address so that the victim will be unaware of any activity. The courts happily process the offence using the information provided. Eventually DVLA chases the victim using their address as recorded for their driving licence.

The above is despite the fact that the real transgressor was originally contacted using the vehicle keeper name and address which was obtained from DVLA.

The victim receives a ban and their driving licence is invalid. The victim might ultimately be proven innocent but they cannot continue to drive because their driving licence is invalid which causes their insurance to be invalid.