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"After a car is caught on a speed camera a notice of intention to prosecute is issued and sent to the registered keeper of the vehicle.
In the scam, the notice was sent back with false information informing the authorities that the driver was somebody else living at an address in Tameside or Manchester.
A new notice was then issued to that address. But when it was received it was sent back again to police informing them the driver was another person living at another address.
If a case is not brought to court within six months, proceedings have to be discontinued.
Police estimated that the operation has seen hundreds of drivers in England, Scotland and Wales have avoided about 2,000 penalty points on their licences with £40,000 in fines remaining unpaid.
It is estimated that one address in Hattersley was used 500 times by those behind the scam.
Officers are now looking for drivers who may be involved in the case."
"After a car is caught on a speed camera a notice of intention to prosecute is issued and sent to the registered keeper of the vehicle.
In the scam, the notice was sent back with false information informing the authorities that the driver was somebody else living at an address in Tameside or Manchester.
A new notice was then issued to that address. But when it was received it was sent back again to police informing them the driver was another person living at another address.
If a case is not brought to court within six months, proceedings have to be discontinued.
Police estimated that the operation has seen hundreds of drivers in England, Scotland and Wales have avoided about 2,000 penalty points on their licences with £40,000 in fines remaining unpaid.
It is estimated that one address in Hattersley was used 500 times by those behind the scam.
Officers are now looking for drivers who may be involved in the case."
plg said:
So... given that travellers are often of "no fixed abode" (or not of a post office address), how do insurance policies get issued? And if the vehicle is spending *none* of its time at that address, surely the insurance is invalidated? Or will brokers issue insurance for no fixed abode?
They often seem to be registered to static caravan sites for some reason...Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff