NIP- How long does it normally take to receive one?

NIP- How long does it normally take to receive one?

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Fastdruid

8,622 posts

151 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Assuming the vehicle is registered in your name, you have not changed it recently or moved then the longest for it to arrive and be valid is 14 days.

After that you still have to reply but you should attach a letter (examples on the web) stating that the NIP arrived after 14 days.


Fastdruid

8,622 posts

151 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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If on the other hand it's a company car, hire car or not registered to you then it can take months and still be valid.

The 14 day rule is only for the initial NIP.

Fastdruid

8,622 posts

151 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Depends on how it was taken, I'd presume that both Gatso and mobile sites are processed Monday to Friday so for an offence on a Friday probably collected/reviewed Monday, checked and at the very earliest sent out Monday. Assuming 1st class post then with you Tuesday. Wednesday to Thursday if 2nd class.

That's a best case though. I'd imagine most would try and send it within a week so assuming you are actually caught I'd expect something in the post Tuesday/Wednesday next week.

All a guess though as it totally depends on where and what workload they're under.

Dwight VanDriver

6,583 posts

243 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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>>>>>>Wednesday to Thursday if 2nd class. ????????????????????????<<<<<<

NO NO NO

S 1 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 on service of NOIP

A notice required by this section to be served on any person may be served on that person—

(c)by sending it by registered post, recorded delivery service OR FIRST CLASS POST addressed to him at his last known address.]

dvd

LoonR1

26,988 posts

176 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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You've got away with it, if it doesn't arrive tomorrow IMO. They get sent out very, very quickly nowadays. That is purely based on experience not on any legal time limits, before Peter Pedantic steps in and quotes some mambo jumbo form one of the Acts covering this.

Fastdruid

8,622 posts

151 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Dwight VanDriver said:
>>>>>>Wednesday to Thursday if 2nd class. ????????????????????????<<<<<<

NO NO NO

S 1 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 on service of NOIP

A notice required by this section to be served on any person may be served on that person—

(c)by sending it by registered post, recorded delivery service OR FIRST CLASS POST addressed to him at his last known address.]

dvd
Agreed *but* many *are* sent second class. I'd suggest that they know that they're incorrectly served but still take the chance as most people would pay up anyway.

Also FYI the date of the offence is day 0 so if you haven't had it on the 1st you're got away with it.

Although you may struggle if it turns up on the 2nd. Legally you're in the clear but it's so close that without witnesses you may not be able to prove it turned up late. Unless of course the date of posting is the 1st.



Fastdruid

8,622 posts

151 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Chances are you're in the clear but have to wait a few more days.

Fastdruid

8,622 posts

151 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Been there done that, 14 days of stress but thankfully not got a NIP (140+!)

SS2.

14,450 posts

237 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Fastdruid said:
Agreed *but* many *are* sent second class.
I'd be very surprised if that was the case - can you provide a source ?

Fastdruid

8,622 posts

151 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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SS2. said:
Fastdruid said:
Agreed *but* many *are* sent second class.
I'd be very surprised if that was the case - can you provide a source ?
Anecdotal on numbers from posts at pepipoo. I'm sure most are "legal" but also willing to bet that some scamera partnerships take the risk and the ones that hit pepipoo are the tip of the iceberg.

SS2.

14,450 posts

237 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Fastdruid said:
Anecdotal on numbers from posts at pepipoo. I'm sure most are "legal" but also willing to bet that some scamera partnerships take the risk and the ones that hit pepipoo are the tip of the iceberg.
I wouldn't make that bet.

Whilst I've not been on Pepipoo for a while, the overwhelming majority (if not all) of [initial] NIPs which posters claimed to have been sent 2nd class turned out to be complete misinformation by that poster, or the notice had been sent 1st class franked ie a lower rate than a 1st class stamp which the poster assumed must be 2nd class..

turbobloke

103,631 posts

259 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Just a thought - could it have been a van on an ANPR operation, not speed related?

turbobloke

103,631 posts

259 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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hora said:
turbobloke said:
Just a thought - could it have been a van on an ANPR operation, not speed related?
Good point but I didnt see any related car/Police bikes furthet on like you normally would?
Agreed I've seen that overt set-up but also many an ANPR van (marked as such though only just visible) with nothing obvious nearby.

It's still a possibility I think.

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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hora said:
Hope so. Otherwise its big points frown
How big? biggrin


Fastdruid said:
Been there done that, 14 days of stress but thankfully not got a NIP (140+!)
How did you manage that?

Fastdruid

8,622 posts

151 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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monthefish said:
Fastdruid said:
Been there done that, 14 days of stress but thankfully not got a NIP (140+!)
How did you manage that?
I was er making progress on the bike down a motorway and saw on ahead on a bridge over the motorway van plus a yellow jacketed man holding something pointed at oncoming traffic... cue ~70mph lost very very quickly and 14 days of fear.

I'm not sure if I slowed in time or I was saved by being on on a bike and the bridge was too wide to have got to the other side in time to read my numberplate. Either way I was a lucky boy (almost as lucky as the time I was stopped by undercover armed police after leaving them for dead up to >120mph).

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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nono at both of you.











( hehe )

turbobloke

103,631 posts

259 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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hora said:
It can't just be an ANPR- earlier that day my boss told me it was on the otherside pointing towards the motorway and sliproads. Would have proven dangerous to station any officers/DVLA after it.
Sometimes they seem to go for fishing expeditions, though it may well have been netting speeders.

There's still the question that, if it was the Talivan, why no NIP?

speedking31

3,541 posts

135 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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Let's start a club. See my post here.

turbobloke

103,631 posts

259 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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hora said:
Nothing in todays post. Weird- he caught me bang to rights.
It's still possible that all he caught was your number plate smile