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#Post#: 96125--------------------------------------------------
SJPN Received, Fail to give information, NIP not recieved
By: brucealmighty Date: October 29, 2025, 7:49 pm
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I received an SJPN in the post with one offence listed on the
charge sheet:
“Fail to give information relating to the identification of the
driver/rider of a vehicle when required.”
The documents included a copy of what appears to be the original
Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), dated 23/05/2025, and a
reminder dated 07/07/2025.
The alleged offence relates to driving at 62mph in a 50mph zone
on 13/05/2025.
Around that time, I was mostly staying with a family member who
needed medical assistance, although I was also occasionally at
my own address. I genuinely never received any NIP letters.
I’m very concerned about being charged with a criminal offence
for something I was never aware of — I’ve never had any criminal
record and would have responded immediately had I received the
NIP.
All my details — licence, V5C, and other documents — are fully
up to date. From what I’ve read, I understand that it’s
difficult to prove non-receipt of an NIP, even though I
genuinely did not receive one. I also have no points on my
licence.
From researching similar cases, I’ve noticed that many people
are charged with two offences — one for speeding and another for
failure to provide driver’s details — and are advised to plead
not guilty to both, stating a willingness to plead guilty to the
speeding offence if the other charge is dropped.
However, my SJPN lists only one offence (failure to provide
driver’s details). Is there anything I can do to mitigate this
situation? I’ve also seen at least one other person mention a
similar experience, and I’m wondering why that approach wasn’t
applied in cases like ours.
Any guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated, can I
contact that them.
#Post#: 96282--------------------------------------------------
Re: SJPN Received, Fail to give information, NIP not recieved
By: JustLoveCars Date: October 31, 2025, 5:19 am
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[quote author=brucealmighty link=topic=8586.msg96125#msg96125
date=1761785362]
The documents included a copy of what appears to be the original
Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), dated 23/05/2025, and a
reminder dated 07/07/2025.
[/quote]
Do both of those documents have the 100% correct address on
them? Post does go missing, but 2 separate items becomes harder
to show.
#Post#: 96288--------------------------------------------------
Re: SJPN Received, Fail to give information, NIP not recieved
By: 666 Date: October 31, 2025, 5:52 am
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[quote author=JustLoveCars link=topic=8586.msg96282#msg96282
date=1761905959]
[quote author=brucealmighty link=topic=8586.msg96125#msg96125
date=1761785362]
The documents included a copy of what appears to be the original
Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), dated 23/05/2025, and a
reminder dated 07/07/2025.
[/quote]
Do both of those documents have the 100% correct address on
them? Post does go missing, but 2 separate items becomes harder
to show.
[/quote]
In particular, was the V5C address correct at the time of the
offence?
#Post#: 96307--------------------------------------------------
Re: SJPN Received, Fail to give information, NIP not recieved
By: brucealmighty Date: October 31, 2025, 7:37 am
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[quote author=JustLoveCars link=topic=8586.msg96282#msg96282
date=1761905959]
[quote author=brucealmighty link=topic=8586.msg96125#msg96125
date=1761785362]
The documents included a copy of what appears to be the original
Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), dated 23/05/2025, and a
reminder dated 07/07/2025.
[/quote]
Do both of those documents have the 100% correct address on
them? Post does go missing, but 2 separate items becomes harder
to show.
[/quote]
Yes they do have the correct address on them.
#Post#: 96309--------------------------------------------------
Re: SJPN Received, Fail to give information, NIP not recieved
By: brucealmighty Date: October 31, 2025, 7:41 am
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[quote author=666 link=topic=8586.msg96288#msg96288
date=1761907953]
[quote author=JustLoveCars link=topic=8586.msg96282#msg96282
date=1761905959]
[quote author=brucealmighty link=topic=8586.msg96125#msg96125
date=1761785362]
The documents included a copy of what appears to be the original
Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), dated 23/05/2025, and a
reminder dated 07/07/2025.
[/quote]
Do both of those documents have the 100% correct address on
them? Post does go missing, but 2 separate items becomes harder
to show.
[/quote]
In particular, was the V5C address correct at the time of the
offence?
[/quote]
It is all correct.
I am just wondering why they did not include the second charge,
in comparison to what I have been reading around the thread (I
do understand that it's not obligatory).
#Post#: 96325--------------------------------------------------
Re: SJPN Received, Fail to give information, NIP not recieved
By: andy_foster Date: October 31, 2025, 9:11 am
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Some do as a nicety. Some don't. There is no requirement for
them to do so, and no entitlement for the underlying charge to
be included.
Your (or our) understanding of the process has no bearing on the
outcome.
#Post#: 96326--------------------------------------------------
Re: SJPN Received, Fail to give information, NIP not recieved
By: brucealmighty Date: October 31, 2025, 9:16 am
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Could contacting them directly potentially help the situation ?
#Post#: 96328--------------------------------------------------
Re: SJPN Received, Fail to give information, NIP not recieved
By: andy_foster Date: October 31, 2025, 9:25 am
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You're asking the wrong people.
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