NIP advice
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dans

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1,142 posts

304 months

Wednesday 21st May 2003
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I have been asked by a 21year old who has got caught doing the following if I can suggest what he should do...


The first offence was for 54mph on a country road near Ascot last summer. The most recent offence was on Saturday 3rd May driving back from the Peak District to Manchester. It was torrential rain and visibility was appalling. I was clocked going 58mph through a 50 mph restricted area.



he has had his licence for 18 months so I think he'll face a ban and re-test if he is convicted of the second offence. I seem to remember that it is possible to get out of a NIP by something like not signing the form you are required to send them, is this the case?, are there any other options he has open to him.

any thoughts would be very welcome (perhaps should not have said that on here...)
Cheers
Dan

onedsla

1,115 posts

276 months

Wednesday 21st May 2003
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There are several recent threads about the not signing loophole forum. Try this one:

[url]www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=33739&f=10&h=0[/url]

It would help to know how he was clocked on each occasion - also, what was the speed limit in the first instance, as country lanes tend to be national (60mph for a car) - or is he already convicted of this offense?

Dave

dans

Original Poster:

1,142 posts

304 months

Wednesday 21st May 2003
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onedsla said: There are several recent threads about the not signing loophole forum. Try this one:

[url]www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=33739&f=10&h=0[/url]

It would help to know how he was clocked on each occasion - also, what was the speed limit in the first instance, as country lanes tend to be national (60mph for a car) - or is he already convicted of this offense?

Dave


Thanks for this, he has been done for the first already, second was motorway with roadworks and bad visibility I believe he was caught with a roadside Gatso.

cheers
Dan

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

275 months

Wednesday 21st May 2003
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From another thread :

Take a looky here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3047293.stm

Looks like Dwight Yorke has it sorted.

onedsla

1,115 posts

276 months

Thursday 22nd May 2003
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I'd go with the not signing trick for this offence - getting the 6 points is going to be a huge pain - and very expensive in terms of new driving tests, fine and insurance.

It appears there's a good chance he'll get away with it - especially as they'll be unlikely to have a decent photo in these conditions.