NIP turned up after 40 days - but......

[Ferret Boy]

I've recently received an NIP for an offence alleged to have taken place on the 25th of Jan. The letter is dated 10th of March. i.e it is well over the 14 days I am lead to belive is allowed to inform me.

However..... I was caught while driving the car back from Scotland having just bought it - i.e I was not the registerd owner at the time. Does anyone have any idea if I can still contest this via the 14 day rule? or is this a valid excuse for plod?? (also it doesn't appear that they tried to get in touch with the previous owner, not sure if that makes a differnce)

Many Thanks,

Myles

[hertsbiker]

bit worrying - they might try to weasel their way out of the 14 day rule. Too many rules, too many exceptions, and all there to get more money. Sorry mate, you'll have to ask Mr Archer.

[Ferret Boy]

Mr Archer? not sure who you are... but any help on this would be much appreciated!

[chrisgr31]

Well my guess is that if you were not the Registered Keeper at the time you can hardly expect them to send the NIP to you using physic powers!

I would assume the NIP should have gone to the previous owner who would presumably have returned it saying either he no longer owned it, or had sold it to you.

[jeffreyarcher]

Someone called?
They have to have sent the NIP to the registered keeper (as per the DVLA records) within the 14 days.
There are other get-outs, but they wouldn't appear to apply in your case. (Assuming that the previous change of ownership had been registered with the DVLA.)