Speeding - can I get away with it?

[up4it999]

Following on from my speeding episode (it gets worse lol) ...
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Questi on269294.html

I was told that they had to write to me within 14 days to confirm that they were going to prosecute me however so far I haven't received anything about the offense and the 14 days are up.

I did have a problem with my documents (my MOT ran out 5 days before I got caught) so I went to the police station and explained. They gave me an extension on the original 7 days and I have now got an MOT and handed that in.

All I have received is a letter stating that they had given me an extension on producing my docs but I am not sure if this counts as the letter they have to send me.

My questions is ... Does anyone know how this process works and since they have not written to me (about the offense) does that mean I can get away with it?

[JudgeJ]

A �notice of intended prosecution� (NIP) is only necessary when you were not warned at the time that the facts of the matter would be reported for consideration. Most usually it is needed when the driver has not been stopped at the time of the offence (e.g. caught by a safety camera). If it is needed a NIP must be dispatched (but not necessarily received) within 14 days.

From what you say you were stopped at the time of the alleged offence and so no NIP is needed. The CPS has six months from the date of the offence to begin proceedings. Many speeding cases which go to court are begun close to that six month limit.

[dan_999uk]

Given the situation, I suspect you will have been reported for summons at the roadside in which case no NIP is required. The next thing you should expect through the post will be a summons giving you a date and time to appear at Magistrates Court. This can take several weeks.

If memory serves, you cannot plead guilty by post and will have to appear in person.

Fingers crossed it's just the speeding they charge you with, and not driving without MOT and driving without insurance (which is invalid because the car had no MOT).

Oh, and If you are doing more than 30mph over the limit you are very likely to be disqualified from driving - that's why you didn't get a fixed penalty.

[curlyfilm]

driving without an mot is a �60 fine and no points, my friend had someone crash into their car, writing it off, and mot had run out 3 months previous, unbeknown to them, and the insurance company were not bothered, and still payed out its worth, just wait and see