incorrect NIP

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I've received a NIP for doing 94 on the M42 at 20:45 on the 2nd of Feb. There are several problems with the NIP:

it's against a registration number that isn't mine (format n xxx) - I've never had a personalised plate much less one that special.
I wasn't in that area on 2 Feb, not even close. I live probably 100 miles away and would have been with my partner.
When I check the reg online it's against a Ferrari - never had one and probably never will.

Any ideas how this cock-up happened? I'll obviously reply that it's all wrong.

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Birthday is still some months off. And she's v unlikely to buy me a Sept 2017 V12 Ferrari though she did buy me the Caterham Lego kit.

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Have sent the following email; curious if they accept it or if they want an ink signature on piece of paper.

Thank you for the momentary panic and then considerable amusement provided by the subject notice stating that a BMW registered in my name was measured as driving at 94mph on 2 Feb 2018 at 20:45.

Where to start...

I am not the registered keeper of a BMW with the quoted registration. While I do own 3 BMWs none have a registration remotely similar. They're all on standard age related plates.
When I look up the quoted registration on the DVLA's tax and MOT site and on ASKMID the quoted registration shows as the registration of a V12 Ferrari.
On 2 Feb I was some 100 miles away all day. At 20:45 I was probably putting the finishing touches on dinner for my very hormonal/menopausal partner who remembers the evening all too well as she was rather hangry.
In a pinch I could probably find a receipt from the local Lidl time stamped around 19:00 - hardly the shopping destination of the typical Ferrari driver. And tarnishing the reputation of most BMW drivers as well.

I trust this is sufficient for you to search elsewhere for the particular miscreant you're after.

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Red Devil said:

Am I missing something obvious?

We must both be because I can't make any sense of it. My story is true - not my reg and was miles away. Last time I was on the M42 was probably June and there was way too much traffic for 70 mph, much less 94 mph.

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Red 4 said:

Ferrari man has registered his car to you.

But as a BMW?

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So I’ve already had a reply and my NIP has been nipped in the bud. The Warwickshire Constabulary replied this morning; the number plate in question was previously on a car I have owned some 6 years and when they checked the reg they misread the PNC/DVLA database and assigned the NIP to the wrong car/person/record. Case now closed.

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Ha, don’t get too jealous - the average age is 14 years.

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mickmcpaddy said:

That states after they have used due diligence to get the details though, is churning out letter after letter by machine without a human eye being cast over them to look for potential mistakes like the OP's due diligence?

In my case they have pretty much admitted to making two mistakes - picking the wrong record out from the history against the registration number and then not realising that a BMW estate looks nothing like a Ferrari.

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Oh dear, this will probably get me pilloried by the PH massive...

Based on what I read here and elsewhere I wasn't convinced an email would have any effect other than to generate a reply along the lines of "please fill in the paperwork as required or you'll face further action in 28 days". The pragmatism was unexpected.

And IMHO exceeding the speed limit by 24 mph on a motorway where there are clearly marked speed camera gantries is just daft bordering on stupidity or a complete lack of awareness.