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NIP Journey cam submission vehicle drives onto, along and parks
on footpath
DIR By: subs187
Date: August 4, 2025, 1:19 pm
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Hi
Hoping for some advice and help regarding NIP dated 25/7/25.
cctv footage is attached.
The vehicle is a taxi which stopped for a fare paying passenger
with a disability for approximately 10 minutes. There is a
dropped kerb which allows vehicles to cross the pavement to go
into a car park however the yellow barrier was down and there
are no other places to stop. The passenger is a regular customer
and maybe willing to assist.
Any help on NIP/appealing would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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#Post#: 84100--------------------------------------------------
Re: NIP Journey cam submission vehicle drives onto, along and
parks on footpath
DIR By: FuzzyDuck
Date: August 4, 2025, 1:43 pm
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You can't appeal a NIP, it's just a notice. All they are
requiring at this stage is the name of the driver, which must be
complied with (else a more serious offence is committed).
Once the driver is known the police will most likely offer a
Conditional Offer of a Fixed Penalty (CoFP) or driver training
course. At this point the driver can decide to take one of the
offers, or ignore it and wait until a Single Justice Procedure
Notice (SJPN) to be served.
The driver can then decide to either plead guilty to the SJPN,
or not guilty. Pleading not guilty would then see the matter
being referred to a magistrates court. Of course pleading not
guilty would only be sensible if there was an actual defence,
not sure what this would be based on the information provided.
#Post#: 84101--------------------------------------------------
Re: NIP Journey cam submission vehicle drives onto, along and
parks on footpath
DIR By: NewJudge
Date: August 4, 2025, 1:44 pm
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Seems somewhat banged to rights to me. You can’t drive on the
pavement – even if there is nowhere else to park - and whoever
drove that vehicle did. I would suggest that it does fall below
the standard expected of a competent and careful driver (which
is the definition of careless driving).
You don’t say who the notice was addressed to, but whoever it
was must respond to the request for driver’s details. Failure to
do so is a separate offence which carries six points.
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