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Have I been caught?
By: ivanleo Date: June 14, 2023, 7:56 am
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This is a thread for all those who want to know “have I been
caught doing x?”. If you haven’t received any notification from
the authorities that you have been caught, do not post your
query in one of the active case sections (speeding, council or
private parking) but rather here.
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Newbury Avenue Enfield - Bus Lane / Bus Gate
By: oaktreess Date: August 6, 2023, 9:09 am
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Hello
I was redirected here from Pepipoo by cp8759, thank you for
that.
I am anticipating a ticket in the coming week and was wondering
if would there be a valid defense. The restriction was
unfeasibly narrow.
Traveling in an unfamiliar area last week I panicked when I saw
an upcoming lane restriction and drove through the bus gate.
Would there be any defense that the signage was after the
restriction and should have been before in order to warn traffic
?
I was driving a new car that only left me 4 inches either side
of the restriction and I was afraid of scraping.
Newbury Avenue Enfield
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Re: Newbury Avenue Enfield - Bus Lane / Bus Gate
By: ivanleo Date: August 6, 2023, 10:24 am
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I don't know what you mean by "the signage was after the
restriction", the signage is visible before you get to the
restriction. If the 7 foot gap was too narrow for your vehicle,
you should have turned around and found a different route (the
fact that that might be inconvenient is neither here nor there).
If you get a PCN post it up and we'll look for any possible
technical defences.
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14 day time limit and public holidays
By: IanO Date: January 10, 2024, 6:12 am
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Hello,
I am sure we were flashed by a fixed speed camera on December
23rd.
We are now 17 calendar days after the event (and the postman has
already been today) and no NIP yet received.
Yes I am the registered keeper, address on V5C is correct and
hasn't changed since last July.
Are the authorities still expected to issue NIPs within 14 days
even if there are public holidays in between (we had 3 public
holidays between the 23rd and today)?
I've seen on other threads that it seems quite rare for the 14
day limit to be missed, so I'm surprised not to have received an
NIP yet.
thanks
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Re: 14 day time limit and public holidays
By: NewJudge Date: January 10, 2024, 6:18 am
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[quote]Are the authorities still expected to issue NIPs within
14 days even if there are public holidays in between[/quote]
It must be served within 14 days. The statute makes no provision
for Bank Holidays etc. It is presumed served two working days
after posting. If it was not served in time and you want to
defend the charge on that basis, the burden falls to you to
prove it was not served in time.
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Re: 14 day time limit and public holidays
By: IanO Date: January 10, 2024, 6:21 am
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[quote author=NewJudge link=topic=1188.msg13551#msg13551
date=1704889101]
[quote]Are the authorities still expected to issue NIPs within
14 days even if there are public holidays in between[/quote]
It must be served within 14 days. The statute makes no provision
for Bank Holidays. It is presumed served two working days after
posting.
[/quote]
Thanks. Odd that I haven't received it! Either it was a faulty
speed camera, or Royal Mail are sitting on it.
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Re: 14 day time limit and public holidays
By: guest46 Date: January 10, 2024, 7:04 am
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So, if it does get delivered, try and get some 'evidence' from
e.g. the postman or at least have a daily paper or somesuch in
shot as you open it. Keep the envelope. Not all flashes generate
a NIP though,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Re: 14 day time limit and public holidays
By: 666 Date: January 10, 2024, 8:07 am
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[quote author=M60NJP link=topic=1188.msg13554#msg13554
date=1704891867]
So, if it does get delivered, try and get some 'evidence' from
e.g. the postman or at least have a daily paper or somesuch in
shot as you open it.
[/quote]
But the date of opening is not necessarily the date of service,
and certainly not evidence of the latter.
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Re: 14 day time limit and public holidays
By: guest46 Date: January 10, 2024, 8:28 am
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[quote author=666 link=topic=1188.msg13555#msg13555
date=1704895658]
[quote author=M60NJP link=topic=1188.msg13554#msg13554
date=1704891867]
So, if it does get delivered, try and get some 'evidence' from
e.g. the postman or at least have a daily paper or somesuch in
shot as you open it.
[/quote]
But the date of opening is not necessarily the date of service,
and certainly not evidence of the latter.
[/quote]
True, but more a a defence to a FTF charge than nothing at all
surely?
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Re: Have I been caught?
By: andy_foster Date: January 30, 2024, 1:57 pm
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Unfortunately, our resident psychic is unavailable due to
unforeseen circumstances.
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