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post Fri, 17 Jan 2014 - 13:54
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NIP Details and Circumstances
What is the name of the Constabulary? -
Date of the offence: - December 2013
Date of the NIP: - 33 days after the offence
Date you received the NIP: - 35 days after the offence
Location of offence (exact location as it appears on the NIP: important): - M1 Northbound
Was the NIP addressed to you? - Yes
Was the NIP sent by first class post, second class or recorded delivery? - First
If your are not the Registered Keeper, what is your relationship to the vehicle? - Company Car
How many current points do you have? - 0
Provide a description of events (if you know what happened) telling us as much about the incident as possible - some things that may seem trivial to you may be important, so don't leave anything out. Please do not post personal details for obvious reasons - I dont really have a description. I received the NIP and it was a bit of a nasty surprise!

NIP Wizard Responses
These were the responses used by the Wizard to arrive at its recommendation:
Have you received a NIP? - Yes
Are you the Registered Keeper of the vehicle concerned (is your name and address on the V5/V5C)? - No
Is the NIP addressed to you personally? - Yes
Although you are not the Registered Keeper, were you the keeper of the vehicle concerned (the person normally responsible for it) at the time of the alleged offence? - Yes
Were you driving? - Yes
Which country did the alleged offence take place in? - England

NIP Wizard Recommendation
Based on these responses the Wizard suggested that this course of action should be considered:
  • The law requires you to provide the information requested in the Section 172 notice within the 28 day period, naming yourself as the driver. If you are considering obtaining formal legal advice, do so before returning the notice.

    You should note that there is nothing to be gained by responding any earlier than you have to at any stage of the process. You are likely to receive a Conditional Offer of a Fixed Penalty (COFP) and further reminder(s). If you want to continue the fight, you should ignore all correspondence from the police until you receive a summons. You need to understand from the outset that while you will receive much help and support from members on the forums, you will need to put time and effort into fighting your case and ultimately be prepared to stand up in court to defend yourself.

Generated by the PePiPoo NIP Wizard v3.3.2: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:50:22 +0000

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post Fri, 17 Jan 2014 - 14:00
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It is very vague and non specific location. Is it the same location on both of your NIPs?
Guess, you have a valid case for Vague Location defence
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post Fri, 17 Jan 2014 - 14:13
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A vague locus challenge only applies to an NIP which is mandated by RTOA 1988. This went to the company. What the OP has received is not an NIP which is legally required so can the OP be disadvantaged by a document which is optional? A point for legal discussion I suspect.

In any event the OP must reply within 28 days of receiving the notice naming the driver. He can of course state the NIP is too vague but at this time we don't know if it is or even if it is whether it disadvantages him.
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post Mon, 20 Jan 2014 - 05:03
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I agree, but it is very unlikely that the NIP to the registered keeper used anything but the same description of the location.

I also suspect that is not the location given and that this is yet another from the HADECameraSystem in the VariableSpeedLimit section.


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post Mon, 20 Jan 2014 - 18:29
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QUOTE (sgtdixie @ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 - 14:13) *
A vague locus challenge only applies to an NIP which is mandated by RTOA 1988. This went to the company. What the OP has received is not an NIP which is legally required so can the OP be disadvantaged by a document which is optional?

In this case, I would say "yes, possibly". The M1 is a very long road. Even if restricted to the counties named, Beds & Herts (M1 doesn't go through Cambridgeshire), then there is plenty of scope to switch drivers somewhere along the way. The NIP may give the time, which could help in such a scenario, but it would be easy to change drivers quickly somewhere without noticing the time, especially as it's now over a month later.

However, this is all a bit theoretical. For all we know, the OP was the only driver on the day, or the NIP does, in fact, say more than the OP has stated.

Need more detail from the OP to make any sensible response.

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post Mon, 20 Jan 2014 - 22:03
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QUOTE (The Slithy Tove @ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 - 18:29) *
QUOTE (sgtdixie @ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 - 14:13) *
A vague locus challenge only applies to an NIP which is mandated by RTOA 1988. This went to the company. What the OP has received is not an NIP which is legally required so can the OP be disadvantaged by a document which is optional?

In this case, I would say "yes, possibly". The M1 is a very long road. Even if restricted to the counties named, Beds & Herts (M1 doesn't go through Cambridgeshire), then there is plenty of scope to switch drivers somewhere along the way. The NIP may give the time, which could help in such a scenario, but it would be easy to change drivers quickly somewhere without noticing the time, especially as it's now over a month later.

However, this is all a bit theoretical. For all we know, the OP was the only driver on the day, or the NIP does, in fact, say more than the OP has stated.

Need more detail from the OP to make any sensible response.

You have to distinguish from a vague s172 and a vague NIP. The OP has not in law received a statutory NIP so what he has is merely a notice telling him of the allegation. If he has swapped drivers he may have a defence to a vague s172 requirement if he can show the court he could not supply the required detail because of a defect in the s172 requirement.
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