Received Speeding Ticket After 14 Days (sort of) Options

[HelloBonjourBuen...]

Hi everyone,

I've been browsing the internet looking for some advice, and have ended on this forum.

I have no previous motoring offences, not even a speed awareness course.

I was caught speeding on 03/July, 89mph in a 70mph zone. Today, 22/July I have received a letter stating that I need to pay £100.00 and receive three penalty points on my licence. This letter is dated 12/July. This was a Friday, so I presume it should have arrived on 15/July, a Monday, which would have been in the 14 day period.

I am in the military, so on all my addresses I have my service number on the top line of the address - this ensures that I receive mail straight away. If not, it goes via a mail office on camp, which sorts out all the mail that has just gone a name. Even on my driving licence, the address written on it includes my service number, I always make sure that every person/organisation that has my address and who may use it, will have the most accurate address.

For this reason, I don't understand why the issued speeding ticket just had my name and not my service as well - which is clearly on my address that the DVLA have.

On this basis, could I confidently argue that this speeding ticket is not valid, due to receiving it well out of the 14 day period, because the sender wrote the wrong address?

I'm sorry if this is unclear, this is a first for me to have this sort of problem.

I would appreciate all help and advice.

Many thanks.

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[HelloBonjourBuen...]

Hi everybody,

I checked the V5C. Annoyingly, this did not have my service number on it - so this is evidently my mistake. Fine has been paid and I will accept the points. Of course, I have also updated my address.

Thank you to everybody who helped!