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It isnt mentioned in the source section what applies in the case of a Verbal NIP.
That is because it is irrelevent. It is the date of the offence which counts, not the date of the NIP. Even if it was the date of the NIP (which it isn't), why would it make a difference if it was verbal rather than written?
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I have 9pts and got caught again(!) I had a verbal NIP, then got a COFP letter 8 weeks later (Which there was no action to be taken in the event of 9pts)... does this indicate the files have been laid?
Not of itself; it is theoretically possible, although in practice inconceivable, that they will just bin it.
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PS its in Scotland....
The linked explanation does not apply. In Scotland, the pleading diet must be within six months of the offence.
The pleading diet is the first court session; the one where you plead guilty / not guilty, even if the plea is enterd by post.
The timescale is therefore tighter than in England.