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NIP - allegedly speeding at 36 mph in a 30 mph zone
By: fightinjustice Date: September 16, 2025, 1:09 pm
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Hello all,
I'm an unfortunate recipient of an NIP claiming the vehicle was
doing 36 mph in a 30 mph zone.
As I am not sure who was driving and the photographs on the
website are low resolution (the writing showing the speed and
other details is not legible), I was planning to request photos
to identify the driver and higher resolution photos of the
incident.
The road is a dual carriageway with a speed limit of 40mph which
drops down to 30 mph - the sign is some 200m away from where the
photo was taken. The speed limit sign is right by a parking bay
and can be fully or partially obscured by a parked van.
Additionally, if the car is in the inside lane with a lorry or
van on the outside lane, the speed sign in the middle of the
carriageway could easily be missed. I have attached a
screenshot from google maps illustrating this here
HTML https://ibb.co/RWP5H0z.
I would be grateful for any advice as to any additional material
I should request before I respond to the NIP and if the signage
is an issue. Are the cameras assumed to be flawless as the FAQ
with the notice states they do not have to provide a
callibration certificate.
Many thanks in advance!
[img]
HTML https://ibb.co/RWP5H0z[/img]
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Re: NIP - allegedly speeding at 36 mph in a 30 mph zone
By: andy_foster Date: September 16, 2025, 1:23 pm
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Unless and until you are able to name the driver, the other
issues are irrelevant - other than that the more you appear to
be grasping at straws, the less credible your claim not to be
able to determine who was driving sounds.
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Re: NIP - allegedly speeding at 36 mph in a 30 mph zone
By: JustLoveCars Date: September 16, 2025, 1:37 pm
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Your photo shows the terminal signs on both sides of the road -
and then a system of street lighting.
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Re: NIP - allegedly speeding at 36 mph in a 30 mph zone
By: NewJudge Date: September 16, 2025, 1:44 pm
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You can ask for whatever you like. What you get is another
matter. If the police have already sent you photographs (which
are taken to identify the vehicle, not the driver) you are
unlikely to get anything else.
Failure to provide the driver's details will see you prosecuted.
If convicted, you face a hefty fine, six points and an insurance
crippling endorsement code (MS90) which will see increased
premiums for up to five years.
There is a statutory defence to the charge which says you will
not be convicted if you can show, to the court's satisfaction,
that you did not know and could not with reasonable diligence
have ascertained who the driver of the vehicle was.
What efforts have you made so far to find out who was driving?
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Re: NIP - allegedly speeding at 36 mph in a 30 mph zone
By: ManxTom Date: September 16, 2025, 2:12 pm
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And why don't you know who was driving?
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Re: NIP - allegedly speeding at 36 mph in a 30 mph zone
By: fightinjustice Date: September 16, 2025, 3:18 pm
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Thanks very much for your prompt replies.
The vehicle is used by several of us which is why we are not
sure who was driving at the time. That is why I was hoping they
would have a photograph showing the driver. If worse comes to
worse, I'll have to state that I was driving and take the
punishment myself.
Thanks again.
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Re: NIP - allegedly speeding at 36 mph in a 30 mph zone
By: BertB Date: September 19, 2025, 4:21 am
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People can usually work out who was driving, they are just
reluctant to put the effort in due to prize that awaits.
How long ago was the offence? What time of day? Local or outside
of the area?
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Re: NIP - allegedly speeding at 36 mph in a 30 mph zone
By: fightinjustice Date: September 20, 2025, 9:43 am
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[quote author=BertB link=topic=8077.msg90599#msg90599
date=1758273713]
People can usually work out who was driving, they are just
reluctant to put the effort in due to prize that awaits.
How long ago was the offence? What time of day? Local or outside
of the area?
[/quote]
The incident was on 2 September circa 6pm about 15 miles from
where I live so outside my local area.
Thanks very much [member=670]BertB[/member]
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Re: NIP - allegedly speeding at 36 mph in a 30 mph zone
By: ManxTom Date: September 20, 2025, 12:06 pm
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[quote author=fightinjustice link=topic=8077.msg90261#msg90261
date=1758053908]
Thanks very much for your prompt replies.
The vehicle is used by several of us which is why we are not
sure who was driving at the time...
Thanks again.
[/quote]
That doesn't really answer the question in any meaningful way.
Why are there several users? Is it a works van or is it a
vehicle that can be accessed by several family members?
If, for example, it's the latter I'd have thought it would be
relatively straightforward to work out who was driving at a
particular time two weeks ago at a place 15 miles away from
home.
For the people with access to the vehicle have you checked
mobile phone records? Have you checked receipts etc?
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