Gatso - 6 months later

[Matt S]

I received a letter from Thames Valley Police saying I've been done by a Gatso. They took their time thinking about it as the 'offence' occurred last October. Is there a time limit to which I need to be informed (e.g 2 weeks, 4 weeks etc) Standard stuff.... they're asking for the name of the driver. Is the answer 'How the hell do I know who was driving 6 months ago' valid in court, should it come to that?

[rossc]

When was it post marked ? I think John Robson posted that they had to inform you within 2 weeks & proof of posting was all that was needed, not receipt of the letter.

[jon h]

I can confirm that, according to the "10 most commonly asked questions" information which i received from Northants Police (accompanied by a "Gotcha" notice, "The Notice must be sent to the Registered owner/keeper within 14 days. If your notice arrived after this, it means that you have subsiquently been nameed as the driver/keeper/hirer" Jon H