NIP time limits

[gloucssid]

I believe if you get flashed by a speed camera there is a time limit of 14 days for the authorities to get the NIP to you. A colleague of mine got stopped by a patrol car for speeding and was issued some paper work (which I have not seen) which I believe is an intent to prosecute but has not heard anything. He was stopped on March 1st. Is there any time limits that apply here.

thanks for nay help.

[SS2.]

gloucssid said:

A colleague of mine got stopped by a patrol car for speeding and was issued some paper work (which I have not seen) which I believe is an intent to prosecute but has not heard anything. He was stopped on March 1st. Is there any time limits that apply here.

A supplementary NIP by post is not required if the guy was warned at the time that he might be prosecuted.

As far as any other timescales are concerned, proceedings must be commenced with 6 months of the date of the alleged offence. So, with the stop being made on March 1st, the police still have a little while to deal with your colleague.

[Dwight VanDriver]

>>>>>>As far as any other timescales are concerned, proceedings must be commenced with 6 months of the date of the alleged offence. So, with the stop being made on March 1st, the police still have a little while to deal with your colleague.<<<<<<<

NB For proceedings to be commenced an Information has to be laid about the offence within the 6 months after which summons can be served later than this and subsequent Court hearing.

dvd

[SS2.]

Dwight VanDriver said:

For proceedings to be commenced an Information has to be laid about the offence within the 6 months after which summons can be served later than this and subsequent Court hearing.

Quite so..

[jbsportstech]

The 14 days is to notify the reg keeper if the car is not stopped by the side of the road and advised then they have been reported for the consideration of prosecution etc.

Driver was stopped so as said they have 6 months.

It sounds like it won't be an FNP it will be a court appearance did they tell you what they were doing exactly?

[gloucssid]

My colleague is not English, he is from Serbia so it is not always easy to get the whole story.