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NIP Received in Post - Derbyshire
By: bulbasaur Date: October 3, 2025, 4:31 am
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Good Morning,
I've just received an NIP for going 36mph on a 30mph road
The location of the offence is my usual route to work and I must
have been late that morning and thoughtlessly went a tad faster.
With the NIP, there is a separate page of FAQs that state
"Return your NIP as soon as possible and you may qualify for a
speed awareness course instead of a £100 fine and 3 penalty
points or a court appearance" and "You are only eligible for a
course if your speed is within the required criteria set out by
ACPO"
From this, I have assumed the £100 and 3 points is known as the
COFP, (I've not received anything relating to a conditional
offer yet so this is just my guess) and it also means there is a
chance I can enrol on the speed awareness course.
But I'm confused by the READ FIRST post however because it
states:
Under ACPO/NPCC guidelines, enforcement starts at 10% +2mph over
the speed limit.
Courses (where applicable) are offered for up to 10% +9mph over
the limit.
Perhaps I am misunderstanding what they mean by enforcement.
Does this mean I may be eligible?
I have not attended a course in the last 3 years and the date of
NIP is 01/10/25
Just to confirm, I have not filled anything out yet, but have
viewed online their camera certificate, uploaded version of NIP,
and photographic evidence, which is the rear of the vehicle and
did not capture who was driving. And as much as my thoughts
"pervert the course of justice! :O", I secretly wish there is a
loophole within the Section 172 regarding who was driving.
I've linked the NIP in case there is any information that can
help or anything out of the ordinary.
HTML https://ibb.co/DHgJj1R2
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Re: NIP Received in Post - Derbyshire
By: FuzzyDuck Date: October 3, 2025, 4:53 am
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What this means that, in a 30MPH limit, any detected speed of 35
or higher will be enforced. If the speed was 42 or lower it
would normally see an offer of a speed awareness course (if one
hasn't been previously done in the last 3 years).
Until the driver is confirmed, no offer of a CoFP or speed
awareness course will be made.
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Re: NIP Received in Post - Derbyshire
By: bulbasaur Date: October 3, 2025, 5:06 am
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OK thank you very much for confirming.
I guess this means my next course of action is to fill out the
form part 1 and 2?
Any other recourses I could look into?
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Re: NIP Received in Post - Derbyshire
By: 666 Date: October 3, 2025, 5:41 am
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[quote author=bulbasaur link=topic=8268.msg92668#msg92668
date=1759485978]
OK thank you very much for confirming.
I guess this means my next course of action is to fill out the
form part 1 and 2?
Any other recourses I could look into?
[/quote]
You are obliged to name the driver within the timescale stated.
Failure to do that is a much more serious offence than the
speeding.
Unless you have a valid defence to the speeding charge - which
you haven't hinted at - then the course is the best offer you'll
get.
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Re: NIP Received in Post - Derbyshire
By: bulbasaur Date: October 3, 2025, 6:01 am
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Thanks for the blunt but concise advice.
I'll go ahead on do just that.
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