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Arrived in this morning's post. 37 in a 30 zone. Speeding date was the 12th March, letter received today and letter dated April 28th. Can I reject it as it's not within the two week time limit ?
 
As I said in the OP, the letter is dated 28th April and arrived today, a day later. The speeding was on the 12th of March. I am the registered keeper yes.
 
Kenai said:
You should be good unless there was anything that would have caused them to go hunting to get your details initially, like it being a company car or something like that.
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Personal car, I'm the registered keeper and it's got my address on the letter. The DVLA have my correct address also.
 
Mark1989 said:
Well tbf if op wasn't speeding wouldn't be in this situation would they?

I understand people (myself included) may get to 33 and think ******** and slow down but nearing to 40 clearly either didn't notice or not aware of limit on the road.

If he is told within 2 weeks or 2 months and the evidence shows 100% was speeding what's difference does the time frame make? Nothing at all.
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So it's acceptable to drive at 33mph in a 30 zone, is that what you're saying?

Are you honestly saying you've never driven at 35mph for instance, in a 30 mph zone?
 
Mark1989 said:
No not at all, if I got a fine for it I'd accept it and pay it.

If you read what I put I stated I know for a fact there is times I've been over hence why I said myself included

What I wouldn't do is look for a way to get out of paying if if there is clear evidence showing I was speeding.

I don't know the exact ruling but I think they do allow a percentage over the limit but I couldn't tell you what that is.
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Right, so allow me to play Devil's Advocate here... if you had for instance, 9 points on your driving license, and you got an NIP for speeding 35 in a 30 zone, but the NIP was delivered and dated 2 months after said date, you wouldn't contest it as invalid given it's breached the 14 days Notice written into the Road Traffic Offences Act in black and white? You'd rather be banned from driving for 2 years or whatever it is ?

Actually that's a pretty bad example, if you had 9 points and you'd got a speeding ticket you should probably take a break from driving for a bit. But still, raises the question, why is there a two week time limit and not two months?
 
Mr_Sukebe said:
+1 on that.
Doesn't sound like it was by accident.
It's not even just about the speed of his own vehicle, but also the example it sets for other muppets out there.
And before you ask, no, I don't speed.
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If you drive for let's say 50 years, and you drove an average of let's say 15-20 thousand miles per year for work during those years, you're telling me that there would be at least one person who never went over the speed limit not even once in all those years? Not having that at all. Everyone has been over the speed limit at some point,whether that's 90 on a motorway or 33mph in a 30 zone.
 
Put it this way, when I drove to the shops this morning and drove back along the 30mph road in my village before the turning for my house, I looked at the speed of the cars passing, around ten cars passed by on the other side, I could visibly tell at least 8 of them were definitely going over 30mph.
 
jpaul said:
isn't the 14days just a reasonable period of limitations ... yes you could be prosecuted for a murder years afterwards, wiki leaks guy eluded his prosecution.

but, if its a regular route, you'd know if you had driven past a speed camera at 37mph No? everyone glances at the speedo ?

my money is on a date error, which they will correct ... are their responses delayed during covid ?
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Well the last time I saw a mobile camera van was well before the lock down in March...
 
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