Speeding fines

[speedyvic]

I hope someone will be able to help me out on this, my brother has just received a summons. It states he was caught on radar(i assume a mobile speed trap van) twice on the same day by the same van. He drives for a living and was in his works van. The thing is the date he was caught was 02/01/07. So I'm wondering if there is some kind limit on these things. As 6 months seems hell of a long time to be just letting him know!

[Buenchico]

Section 127 of the Magistrates Courts Act 1980, specifies a time limit of 6 months for the 'laying of information' (which effectively means issuing a summons) for a 'summary only' offence. It's not at all unusual for a summons to be issued just inside the 6 month time limit because the Crown Prosecution Service is constantly struggling to keep up to date with the volume of work they have to deal with.

Chris

[RATTER15]

I have a sneaky feeling that in the case of a speeding offence they have to issue the summons within 2 months!!

Im not sure about this, I just remember hearing it somewhere, will be worth looking into.

Try googling it!!

[Annlinda]

You say it was his works van, does this mean it was not owned by your brother? If this was the case a notice of prosecution ( a form which must be filled in stating who was the driver) would most probably have been sent to the owner soon after the van was clocked. They then have 28days to reply.

[Oneeyedvic]

It used to take me a while to get a summons when diriving a company car.

Firstly, the notice would be sent to the leasing company. They would send it back and say contact my employer. My employer would send it back and ask them to contact me.

[Loosehead]

Initially they would have sent an NIP to the registered Keeper, that has to be done within 6 months. If he has received a summons then the keeper of the vehicle, probably his employer has filled in the NIP to the effect that your brother was driving. They are well in time to prosecute.