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I returned my NIP and received a Conditional Offer Of Fixed Penalty from Hants, 3pts and a £60 fine for 36 in a 30.
They require payment, the pink photo card and green paper portion. Thing is I can't find the green part and have 14 days left to send the paperwork.
Are they likely to give me time to obtain a replacement from the DVLA or will I have to go to court for not suppying the correct documents?
They require payment, the pink photo card and green paper portion. Thing is I can't find the green part and have 14 days left to send the paperwork.
Are they likely to give me time to obtain a replacement from the DVLA or will I have to go to court for not suppying the correct documents?
I returned my NIP and received a Conditional Offer Of Fixed Penalty from Hants, 3pts and a £60 fine for 36 in a 30.
They require payment, the pink photo card and green paper portion. Thing is I can't find the green part and have 14 days left to send the paperwork.
Are they likely to give me time to obtain a replacement from the DVLA or will I have to go to court for not suppying the correct documents?
If you cannot produce the required documents within the required time, then you may be summonsed for the offence. You need to get your skates on though as a duplicate may take just about that time to come through the post.
I would suggest that you go to the Police station with the pink card and explain that you cannot find the paper part. They may be able to help you but you will have to do it ASAP.
I had a similar problem - I needed my license for holiday car rental a couple of days after i received the NIP - I rang up the enforcing agency (Met traffic) and they gave me a fourteen day extension. You can always ask although soemtimes getting the right phone number and ringing at the right time (i.e. full moon low tide, the sun in the fifth quadrant etc) is the biggest challenge.
poidal said:36? Whatever happened to the old leeway of 10% plus 5mph?
I returned my NIP and received a Conditional Offer Of Fixed Penalty from Hants, 3pts and a £60 fine for 36 in a 30.
It went out of the window.
36 mph is 20% over the limit (I think)
Thats why they prosecute for it.
Speedos have to be within 10% accuracy. That allows you 3 mph over the limit.
You now get 10% plus 2mph and no more!
I had a simlar problem, fixed penalty offer arrived just before a months holiday in USA (needed driving licence to hire car). I wrote to them asking for an extension until I returned to UK, included photocopies of my flight tickets to show that it was a genuine request. I pointed out the the alternative was for me to attend court which was a waste of the courts time.
They were very helpful and allowed me an extension.
I think that if you let them know (in writing) that you want to accept the fixed penalty then they may be happy to wait a few weeks for the driving licence and cheque....
Edited to add...
If you only have one part of your licence then you need to apply for a new licence, you could obtain the forms, complete them and include the cheque for the DVLC, post the lot to the fixed penalty office, together with your fixed penalty paperwork and cheque, they can send the application form for the replacment licence (and DVLC cheque) on to the DVLC as they would with your licence, why not ask the fixed penalty office if this would be acceptable??
>> Edited by richard sails on Wednesday 29th January 13:26
They were very helpful and allowed me an extension.
I think that if you let them know (in writing) that you want to accept the fixed penalty then they may be happy to wait a few weeks for the driving licence and cheque....
Edited to add...
If you only have one part of your licence then you need to apply for a new licence, you could obtain the forms, complete them and include the cheque for the DVLC, post the lot to the fixed penalty office, together with your fixed penalty paperwork and cheque, they can send the application form for the replacment licence (and DVLC cheque) on to the DVLC as they would with your licence, why not ask the fixed penalty office if this would be acceptable??
>> Edited by richard sails on Wednesday 29th January 13:26
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