How long for a speed camera van ticket to drop through the letter box?

I know, burn me now, as a driving god I should know what speed i am doing at all times eveywhere but on this occasion i was perplexed by an odd side road that leads on to a dual carriageway slip road. I’m almost certain that little section is a 30mph before heading on to the proper slip road. Anyhoo how long until I can breathe a sigh of relief.. 0

14 Days. Date of offence is day 0.

Does that include weekends? And if it doesn’t arrive within the 14 days can you ignore? I’ve a funny feeling that wont be the case

On a side, but related note, do static GATSO-type cameras trigger if you are going towards them?

I am pretty sure I was on or under the speed limit when one flashed me, but there was a car coming the other way, so I could not be sure who it would have been getting.

I got zapped on a Saturday, letter dropped through the letterbox the following Friday

In before “you should go to jail for ten years.”

I’m almost certain that little section is a 30mph before heading on to the proper slip road

Were there any lampposts?

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Were there any lampposts?

You mean baby robins sucked into Wrighty’s slipstream as he willfully exceeds the speed limit, scattering small children about the place in his wake.

It was about a week for a friend, and when I say friend, I mean me.

If anyone can be arsed to look…. it’s the a513 from Alrewas approaching the A38. The evil van was situated right at the point the slip goes on to the A38, he could well have been watching the 38 for all i know. The offending bit of road runs dead alongside the A38.

As said 14 days from offence for the NIP to reach the registered keeper, Weekends included.

Is it your car or a lease? is your V5 up to date with your correct address if it is your car?

if the car is registered to you and in the unlikely event the ticket arrives on day 15 or beyond don’t ignore it but there is a letter on the RAC website somewhere that basically tells them they are to late.

I knew exactly where you were when I read the first post!

The van sits there a lot,my Mrs friend got caught there a few weeks ago.It’s an awkward bit of road and very easy to get caught out as you are speeding up to enter the 38.

<span style=”color: #444444; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: #eeeeee;”>if the car is registered to you and in the unlikely event the ticket arrives on day 15 or beyond don’t ignore it but there is a letter on the RAC website somewhere that basically tells them they are to late.</span>

Dont think this is correct nowadays. The 14 days is not to reach you, but in which they have to post. It can reach you whenever. They just need to prove that their system sent within 14 days.

Anyway. Normally about 6-7 day if my ‘friend’ is anything to go by. 😜

On a side, but related note, do static GATSO-type cameras trigger if you are going towards them?

No.  Well, hypothetically yes but highly unlikely.  GATSOs can be configured to be front- or rear-facing, but not simultaneously.  I’m not aware of any that are the latter.

If by GATSO “type” you mean “something that looks like a GATSO” then yes.  Truvelo is the most common front-facing I’ve seen.

Mine came through within a few days when I got zapped by a man in a van.

Saturday will be 14 days but I’m not getting giddy just yet….

It was never strictly correct as you had to prove it took over 14 days, good luck with that.

<span style=”color: #444444; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: #eeeeee;”>Dont think this is correct nowadays. The 14 days is not to reach you, but in which they have to post. It can reach you whenever. They just need to prove that their system sent within 14 days.</span>

It is

they have to send the NIP to the address of the registered keeper within 14 days of offence.

<span style=”color: #444444; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: #eeeeee;”>Dont think this is correct nowadays. The 14 days is not to reach you, but in which they have to post. It can reach you whenever. They just need to prove that their system sent within 14 days.</span>

It is

they have to send the NIP to the address of the registered keeper within 14 days of offence.

You have to prove it took that long though.

So really the only way is a po franking mark on or after the 14th day showing therefore the letter was literally still in the post.

Pretty much yes.

As mentioned above, they have 14 calendar days to ISSUE the NIP after offence, it could get to you outside of the 14 days depending on what channels it has to go through.

e.g., I have a company car through a lease Co, the NIP gets sent to the lease Co, then to my HO then to me, so it turned up 3 weeks after the indiscretion – D’oh!

Zapped on the Tuesday and the letter arrived on the Saturday… apparently so a friend told me.

Mine was about a week. Did the speed awareness course which I think was around £90.

Slightly different fine for me, I appealed a parking ticket with Nottingham City Council in September, just got a notice back to tell me its been rejected.

I get 14 days to pay they get nearly 5 months to lull me into a false sense of smuggness that Ive won…