Last 3 Letters of REG incorrect on alleged Use of Handheld Device., Incorrect REG Use of Handheld Device. |
Last 3 Letters of REG incorrect on alleged Use of Handheld Device., Incorrect REG Use of Handheld Device. |
Wed, 18 Nov 2020 - 16:20
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Member Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 16 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,903 |
Good afternoon.
I have received a letter from constabulary asking for name and details of driver for my vehicle. I wasn't stopped by an officer, but the letter says "Looking Down at Mobile Device". The last 3 letters on my reg are WTF but on the letter they state FML and say I'm the registed keeper of FML, which I'm not. Incidentally WTF is LARGE and BLUE and FML is SMALL and RED and records show no MOT since 2016. The alleged offence was 2 weeks ago and is Driving without Due Care and Attention. On the letter, there is also a collision reference. :/ Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. This post has been edited by Darksideofthemoon: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 - 16:21 |
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Wed, 18 Nov 2020 - 16:20
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Sat, 5 Jun 2021 - 22:25
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Member Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 16 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,903 |
Thanks for all the replies.
For the record, I did not respond to the letter and haven't heard anything further in over six months from receiving the letter. Hopefully, they may have spotted their error and have let things lapse. |
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Sat, 5 Jun 2021 - 22:41
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Member Group: Life Member Posts: 24,222 Joined: 9 Sep 2004 From: Reading Member No.: 1,624 |
Technically, you committed an offence (s. 172(3) RTA 1988) at the expiration of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of the notice. They have 6 months from the date of the offence to instigate proceedings, and usually serve the paperwork (SJPN and evidence bundle) 2-3 weeks after instigating the proceedings.
However, if they 'double charge' you, they would have to have instigated proceedings for the careless offence within 6 months of that offence being committed, so it seems possible, but far from certain, that they have quietly dropped the matter or otherwise forgotten about it. -------------------- Andy
Some people think that I make them feel stupid. To be fair, they deserve most of the credit. |
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Sat, 5 Jun 2021 - 22:45
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Member Group: Members Posts: 4,781 Joined: 29 Oct 2008 Member No.: 23,623 |
The offence you might have committed (failing to provide driver's details) is not committed until 28 days after the request was served on you. Assuming it was served on the day of your original post (18th Nov) you would not have committed the offence until 16th December. This means court action can begin any time up to 16th June and you may not hear of that action (by way of a "Single Justice Procedure Notice") until a week or two after that.
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Sat, 5 Jun 2021 - 23:40
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,306 Joined: 4 Mar 2017 Member No.: 90,659 |
However, as if seems likely it is in the "Individual plod remembering to follow it up" pile rather than a more professional system, the odds of follow up seem unlikely.
Possibly premature congrats OP. Modern driving involves looking at (possible) multiple screens. |
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Mon, 7 Jun 2021 - 10:36
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Member Group: Members Posts: 499 Joined: 14 Nov 2011 Member No.: 51,087 |
I would say congrats are definitely premature.
From the OP's dates, a S.172 request would have been received between 4th November and 18th November, putting it in the window for a failure to furnish charge to still be possible. It may have been in a manual processing pile that the PC didn't bother to follow up on, but it is also very much in the realms of a SJPN still being issued and received within the next few weeks. As the original notice didn't reference a vehicle associated with or known to the OP, turning a 'not my car, guv' defence into a 'didn't bother to reply' doesn't seem to be the best course of action here. Fingers crossed OP, but you may have a few weeks wait yet to find out. |
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