NIP after 16 Days - Pleading Not Guilty - Update

[peterguk V6 KWK]

chr15b said:

peterguk V6 KWK said:

Andy Zarse said:

Peter, any news on appeal dates, developements of note etc?

Appeal was supposed to have been Wednesday this week, but Court phoned 4pm Tuesday to adjourn 'til Feb 27th.

that's just plain rude. this is hardly a complex case, imagine if an hour before close of business on the day before you phoned and said "nah, cant be bothered"

i still say it's the courts that let us down most in this country

Agreed. Worse still, my witness had already booked the day off, so i had to reimburse him for nothing!

[petergukM500]

Hi Guys

It was me that is referred to in the High Court judgement.

To answer some of the questions:

The appeal cost around £15K. I got a vast amount of it back.

A NIP can only be sent by First Class post or Special Delivery (old name Registered). Recorded Delivery is not a service the sender can rely on.

If sent 1st Class, the letter is deemed served 2 business days following posting. However it is a rebuttable presumption of service. If sent Special Delivery, it is presumed served the same day it is posted, whether it arrives or not. But are the Police going to spend £7 a NIP? Of course not.

I have personally assisted 6 or 7 defendants in court (as a McKenzie Friend) where the evidence presented showed the NIP was posted on day 13. Every case dropped.

HTH