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Jacko123
post Mon, 11 Jun 2018 - 19:17
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Hi
Any assistance here would be great, I will try my best to condense the summary, its my first ever post, thx for any help I get.

Augast last year a nip was sent to the registered address of the vehicle in relation to speeding, 42mph in a 30 mph zone, offence happened at 2am, myself and wife are the only people with keys to the vehicle, we were not driving, car was at home, I have no points, wifey has 3.

NIP went to the registered address, I had failed to change the address on the log book!.....I then receive the NIP at my new address on the 12th October after the concerned police force track down my address due to insurance being at current address.

In haste/stupidly I completed part B of the form wrong, I completed it from the view point of me not being the driver, after reviewing the form before I sent it off I realised my mistake and had to cross through the sections, I had to write on the form that I wasnt the driver, the reply was within the 28 days, be it some what messy.

I followed up with a letter stating that I wasnt the driver and the car was located at my address, this was sent recorded delivery, the police accept receipt, they received the letter on the 24th November, later than the 28 days. At this point I believed the issue was closed, I had returned the forms and sent off a covering letter, in my view a mistake had been made ie a misread plate and they had rectified...........

On the 28 November a cloned car form was allegedly sent, although I have never received.

On the 20th December I receive a charge sheet of speeding and failing to provide driver information, I responded not guilty to both charges, fast forward to today and i receive disclosure info from the police, seems the speeding charge has been dropped, however the failing to provide driver information still stands.

The disclosure form shows the reason for the charge is incomplete form provided and failing to return the cloned car form.

I assumed that given I had sent a covering letter that would be sufficient, the police insisting that I respond/complete NIP section with A or B of the form was clearly not fit for purpose in this scenario, I could not of returned either part correctly.

My concern is that I failed to change address on the logbook, hence the failure to provide driver information charge is dated in September, a month after the initial NIP was sent, does this mean that anything that happened after September is irrelevant?

Also, how does the cloned car form fit in, in the discloure doc its showing that it was sent on the 28th November, it doesnt actually show it being posted, ive checked all of my paperwork, (which I file before shredding in bulk) and I definately havent received. If per the disclosure form all I had to do was take a handful of photos on my phone and send over to an e mail address it would have taken 5 mins to complete.

Ive been far to complacent here as I belived the issue would resolve itself as I clearly wasnt the driver, low and behold im now off to court on Friday, any suggestions please, any assistance grealtly appreciated?

Oh btw i'm self employed so losing a days pay to boot.....
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post Thu, 14 Jun 2018 - 05:45
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Ok, but what does that mean, is it relevant to this charge?
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post Thu, 14 Jun 2018 - 07:49
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It might explain the reasno they are certain (or appear to be certain) it was your vehicle.
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post Thu, 14 Jun 2018 - 08:29
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QUOTE (Jacko123 @ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 - 16:08) *
although they are not providing photo evidence, according to the disclosure pack anyway.

Once you plead not guilty you will be asked the basis of your defence, that will be that your car wasn't at the specified location at the time and date specified and you have informed the Police of this fact (all be it some information was sent late so you could still be found guilty on that technicality). the fact you were not driving is wholly irrelevant and isn't even worth mentioning, the offence you are alleged to have committed is as a keeper of the vehicle not the driver of the vehicle.

The Police will have to prove to the courts satisfaction that your car was there, for that they will need photo's and/or witness evidence but I'd be very surprised if photo's weren't used, prima facie a photo of a car matching the description of yours and bearing the correct Vehicle Registration Mark will satisfy the court, so the burden will then fall on you to show that it wasn't (or wasn't at the time/date).


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post Thu, 14 Jun 2018 - 12:10
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And if the date/time stamp on the photos doesn't match?

Which time/date will he be expected to prove he wasn't there at? The photo date? That would be difficult. The NIP date? The prosecution won't have any evidence that he 'was' there, if the photo is from a different day.

If the date on the photo doesnt match the date on your paperwork, I think Rookie's advice is off the mark. But I'm sure he'll correct me if I've missed something...
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Jacko123
post Thu, 14 Jun 2018 - 12:58
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How would that apply to this case ?
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Redivi
post Thu, 14 Jun 2018 - 14:09
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Let's say for example that the OP received a NIP for 12 August at 2 am when the car was at home

The photos might show that the alleged offence was at 2 pm
If they have the same date/time but show daylight, it's obvious that there's been a mistake

His answer to the S172 question that was asked was perfectly correct
He has no obligation to guess what date and time the police might have had in mind

He can't be prosecuted for any offence regarding the correct date/time because :

1 A valid NIP was never served
2 An S172 was never served and there is no evidence of the driver
3 It's more than six months and no prosecution is possible

If the mistake was the result of a clock setting, I'm surprised that the police aren't aware of it from other cases
It makes me wonder if this situation has been caused by nothing more than a typo on the original documents

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Jacko123
post Fri, 15 Jun 2018 - 15:16
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Police produced today a very bad picture of a car, despite them never providing the pic to me when originally asked or in disclosure, as such an angry magistrate concludes no further action.

Thanks All, your feedback here was a great help biggrin.gif
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post Fri, 15 Jun 2018 - 15:27
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Good (or right) result!


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post Fri, 15 Jun 2018 - 19:49
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QUOTE (Jlc @ Fri, 15 Jun 2018 - 16:27) *
Good (or right) result!

And how many do we see on here ? Very few. Maybe the scandal of police non-disclosure of evidence in more serious cases has percolated down to the lower orders of the justiciary.
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post Sat, 16 Jun 2018 - 07:30
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If the photograph was so bad, how did they read a registration number in the first place ?
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