I was flashed doing 61 in a 50 on the A38 just outside Bournemouth on the the 3rd of June this year.
Because I had changed address it took until August for the NIP to catch up with me. I therefore queried the 14 day rule with the police who came back and explained that the NIP was delayed because I had moved and because of that it was still valid. I have been taking as long as possible with this as I am currently on 9 points and any further conviction will mean a ban. I was then offered a fixed penalty of £60 and 3 points which I waited as long as possible with and then sent the form back accepting the fixed penalty. Unfortunately this was rejected due to the number of points I have and a letter was sent saying that the matter had been referred back to the police to be progressed. That was over a month ago and I have heard nothing since.
My question is - in a couple of weeks time it will be 6 months since the the original incident. Is there a rule that says that these cases need to have come to court by that time and if that is the case and the 6 month deadline passes does that mean they cannot continue to prosecute.
I have heard mention of the case being laid before the court within 6 months - what does that mean and can a summons to court still be issued after that time and if so how long does it have to be before I can breath out again.
I suspect that I may be grasping at straws here but it would be good to know what the timelimits are. What are the normal sort of timings that I can expect.
Many Thanks
Dave