MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
We will be in touch
righto - need some advice
have recieved NIP (notice of intended Prosectution)
offence was 40mph exceeding 30mph, manned & allegation supported by photographic evidence etc
Wife was driver, car regstered in my name
Obviously I can't take the rap for her, i.e. photogrpahic evidence
Wifes DL has old address (4 Yrs past) and maiden name (18 months past)
Is she liable for further fines due to above, if so what are we looking at ?
they bang you up for that sort of thing now.
Post it on here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&f=10&mid=0
If the mistakes are seen as an attempt to 'evade' anything then I guess there would be more trouble
A good solicitor will help you out with that, might cost you a few hundred quid.
However your wife may be caled up about her licence, possible up to £1000 fine and void insurance if she has an accident.
There is a lesson to be learned here...
40mph in a 30 zone? 😯
i bet it was one of those 'revenue' based speed cameras as well.
DAMN the police for wanting to actually punish people for breaking the law.
it's all about lining their pockets i tell thee.
[PUTS DOWN DAILY MAIL]
similar situation - DL was in old address. you have enough time to change the address before returning the form
Good tip Hora, thread posted am watching...
fyi Site is nationally notorious dual carriage way stretch, v high catch rate + poor signage
Wife has no beef with the offence etc, just need to figure out DL implications etc
Slight drift but I'm in similar spot. Got flashed around new years time, car in mrs midlife's name, me driving. Got the NIP in two days flat, filled in the driver details as me and sent it back same day, have heard nothing since. Must be six weeks now. Anyone know if there's a time limit before I can relax, I know there's a limit they have to meet to send out the NIP, but what about after?
midlife - i had the same with a traffic light camera.
after moving house i got a bit scared that it would reflect badly on the wifes driving licence. called the issuing police authority and they said if you've heard nothing then just leave it! they are only likely to follow up if you have or do in the future avoid other offences
I worked in the magistrates dealing with fixed penalty tickets for a while, won't be a problem, the most that will happen is they will make a few phonecalls to confirm you are the same person (due to name change) and when you get the lisence returned, the accompanying letter will mention that you need to inform the DVLA of the change of address and name. It's also free to have a name/address change compared to having to pay for a new lisence if one of the parts is missing.
Also, a note explaining the situation would be good, as it helps them notice before they start processing the lisence.