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Hello i recieved this in the post for doing 36 in a 30. The road used to be a 40 limit and it looks like they have chnaged it to 30 while over lock down which i had missed as i had not been this road since then, but its been a 40 mph speedlimite for over 20 years.
I'm just a bit confused why i have had this letter rather than a physical fine? why send this letter out when they have all my info etc.
just wondered if someone could offer advice why they do it this way, should i just fill this in and then wait for my punishment?
I'm just a bit confused why i have had this letter rather than a physical fine? why send this letter out when they have all my info etc.
just wondered if someone could offer advice why they do it this way, should i just fill this in and then wait for my punishment?
MADT350 said:
I'm just a bit confused why i have had this letter rather than a physical fine? why send this letter out when they have all my info etc.
Interestingly, when I received my last NIP (2016 IIRC) the S172 and the offer to accept points/fine if I was the driver were all in the same envelope so it does/did happen. Mine was outside the eligible range for a course though, if that makes a difference.Chris
As said, they want to identify the driver prior to prosecuting/offering a course.
My last NIP was also for 36 in a 30. That too had been changed from a 40 limit. On the Speed Awareness Course we had to individually note the circumstances of our offence. I had turned at a roundabout from a 40 dual carriageway onto another dual carriageway, that had been 40 too, except it now wasn’t. The instructor came round individually and offered advice on how to avoid the situation. For me the advice was; ‘turning into a new road, assume 30 until you see a sign that says otherwise’. The ‘sign’ I saw was the camera flash. I walked the route and could then see the 30 signs, I was tempted to appeal, as there was a lot of other ‘clutter’ around - pedestrian crossing with lights, and the signs weren’t easily evident - but I took it on the chin, I knew those excuses would not wash.
I found the SAC useful. if only for showing that there are some drivers around with an even greater lack of knowledge.
My last NIP was also for 36 in a 30. That too had been changed from a 40 limit. On the Speed Awareness Course we had to individually note the circumstances of our offence. I had turned at a roundabout from a 40 dual carriageway onto another dual carriageway, that had been 40 too, except it now wasn’t. The instructor came round individually and offered advice on how to avoid the situation. For me the advice was; ‘turning into a new road, assume 30 until you see a sign that says otherwise’. The ‘sign’ I saw was the camera flash. I walked the route and could then see the 30 signs, I was tempted to appeal, as there was a lot of other ‘clutter’ around - pedestrian crossing with lights, and the signs weren’t easily evident - but I took it on the chin, I knew those excuses would not wash.
I found the SAC useful. if only for showing that there are some drivers around with an even greater lack of knowledge.
Edited by Pica-Pica on Wednesday 30th March 10:46
Up until 1988 when a driver received the equivalent of that document to ID the Driver/Rider of a motor vehicle it could just be thrown in the bin.
A summons may then be received and a court appearance resulted in a £50 fine (the maximum) for failure to ID the driver.
The good old RTA 1988 saw that game off all right.
A summons may then be received and a court appearance resulted in a £50 fine (the maximum) for failure to ID the driver.
The good old RTA 1988 saw that game off all right.
kestral said:
Up until 1988 when a driver received the equivalent of that document to ID the Driver/Rider of a motor vehicle it could just be thrown in the bin.
A summons may then be received and a court appearance resulted in a £50 fine (the maximum) for failure to ID the driver.
The good old RTA 1988 saw that game off all right.
Useful info for anyone with a time machine.A summons may then be received and a court appearance resulted in a £50 fine (the maximum) for failure to ID the driver.
The good old RTA 1988 saw that game off all right.
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