BEN - G, in the UK a fixed penalty notice is not one which has to be issued to you or affixed to your vehicle. A fixed Penalty notice is a notice informing you that you have committed an offence which can be dealt with by way of a fixed penalty i.e a penalty which is fixed. ACPO guidelines lay out which offences can be dealt with in this manner. They also lay out the circumstances under which a fixed penalty offence should be dealt with by summons instead.
The original question has already ben answered however, the police have 14 days to write to the owner of the car informing them of the intention to prosecute, if the driver was not spoken to by officers at the time of the offence. They have six months in total to instigate a prosecution.
2007-03-07 02:16:18
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answered by Anonymous
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UK - a 'notice of intended prosecution' must be sent to the registered keeper within 14 days. This is accompanied by a demand for the keeper to identify the driver - 21 days are allowed for a response. Then a provisional offer of fixed penalty will be sent out to the identified driver.... so far that adds up to a possible 40 days or so.
Summary offences such as speeding must have a prosecution commenced within 6 months. In theory as long as the Notice got to your company on time, the Police could ignore the ticket, & drag you to court at 5 months +
2007-03-06 04:30:04
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answered by skipper409 2
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If the officer did not witness the coincidence or a minimum of see the area of the automobiles in the prevailing day after the coincidence he gained't assign fault or write all of us a fee ticket with out self reliant witnesses. The police are very conscious that people lie. The record would state what the people in contact suggested even though it has little or no if any weight in court docket. any people are fools in the journey that they observed as your coverage agent. All they ought to have performed is record it to their coverage company and that is all you need to do. Your coverage company doesn't opt for to pay for damage to the different motor vehicle if the coincidence become their fault and could wrestle to have blame assigned to the different motive force. that is what you've been paying them to do. i does no longer employ a criminal specialist at this element. provide your coverage company some weeks and word what develops. If there is data that your spouse had the right of way issues will likely bypass on your want. do not settle for any funds from both company which calls for you to signal a launch of criminal duty except you're happy with the provide. you've quite a few years to sue relying on which state you're in yet once you signal a launch you may now no longer sue.
2016-11-28 00:09:27
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answered by ? 4
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Company car driver - irrelevant
The situation you talk about is not referred to as a Fixed Penalty (as this must be afixed to a vehicle or given to the driver in person). It is in fact a 'Conditional Offer' which gives you 28 days to pay the fine or request that procedings commence.
The police will have 14 days to inform you that they are 'considering' prosecuting you for the offence. They can do this by post or in person. Whether you receive this or not is irrelevant, as long as they can show that they tried (so don't get using the "It went to my employer and not me" excuse).
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In relation to the answer below - this is incorrect. A Fixed Penalty for excess speed is issued to a driver AT THE TIME IN PERSON as it is endorsable, OR a CONDITIONAL OFFER is sent to him if the evidence has been obtained by Gatso etc. - this is similar to, but not the same as a Fixed Penalty (hence the term Fixed Penalty is often used). In this case, the driver was not stopped by police (which would have been a fixed penalty) he was observed by a speed detection device, and so would be issued a conditional offer of suspension of prosecution whereby he could choose to pay a penalty (which happens to be fixed).
2007-03-06 22:58:32
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answered by Ben G 2
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whats the difference for a company car driver what ever that means and an ordinary motorist// i got mine in 3 weeks camera speed 6 over the 30 mph
2007-03-05 07:47:26
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answered by srracvuee 7
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In the UK, the registered keeper of the vehicle must receive the notice of intended prosecution within 14 clear days of midnight on the day the offence is comitted. If not, it's not valid.
2007-03-05 10:26:58
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answered by ragill_s1849 3
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The statute if limitations vary from state to state so it would really depend on the state that the offense occured in, in the state of Texas the officer has two years from the date of the incident to file a citation or charge in misdemeanor cases...hope that helps
2007-03-05 07:47:02
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answered by Duane J 4
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6 months to inform the car owner.
2007-03-05 07:45:48
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answered by Anonymous
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Watch the post in the UK it does not take them long.
2007-03-09 04:30:34
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answered by Ollie 7
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An NIP has to be served withing 14 calendar days otherwise, you can bin it. Go to www.honestjohn. co.uk for more info.
2007-03-05 07:55:56
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answered by michael w 3
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