Whoops ! Maybe Getting 3 Points For Speeding.

[SIRandyraven]

Having driven for 33 years without a single point or endorsement, I have passed a traffic speed camera on the A361 yesterday above the speed limit.
The road goes from 60 to 70 and down to 60 on different stretches.
No excuse I know , but I was doing 68mph (Sat Nav said) when I passed a camera in a 60mph zone.
I never speed , always do 65mph on the motorways for good fuel economy, but I was cruising down hill on this stretch of the A361 and passed this camera.
It was an old type camera and did not flash me.

The question is , I'm due to hire a car in Zurich in July and if I send my license off for the endorsement (points) , then I will be stuffed for hiring the rental car.
- How long do they give you to send your license off to have points added ?
- How quickly do they return the license ?

I'm thinking 15th of June plus 2 weeks to get Notice of Penalty.
So that makes it the 29th of June.
I need to pick up the hire car on the 14th of July.

[josaphine32]

Saxy is right, my sister got a speeding ticket 3 weeks after she new she got cought, then had to write to them to say that it was her and not husband as it was his car, she is still waiting to hear back. We are now on the 4th week, just keep in contact with them and keep all confirmation of contact so you have somrthing to prove,

[Mass_Hysteria]

Sorry, sexy-jag is correct, first you get a summons and you have to agree it was/was not you, you then return that and then you receive the summons, you then have 28 days to return your licence and fine.

This could be around the end of July so your trip to Zurich should be ok.

[Mass_Hysteria]

sorry saxy you're not sexy lol

[New Judge]

Some of this information is incorrect.

If you are to be offered a fixed penalty (or a speed awareness course) you do not get a summons. You are served with a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) and a conditional offer of a fixed penalty (FPO). The NIP is to satisfy the law so that if you are eventually prosecuted (by way of a court hearing) you have been served with the notice of that intention. The prosecuting authority has 14 days to provide you with a NIP. They must post it to you so that in normal circumstances it would arrive within 14 days of the alleged offence.

The NIP and the FPO is sent to the registered keeper. Upon receipt he can do one of three things:

1. If he was the driver, accept the FPO and return the paperwork with his licence and £60.

2. If he was not the driver, return the paperwork providing the driver’s details.

3. Decline the offer of a fixed penalty and ask for the matter to be heard in court. He will, in due course, be summonsed for speeding. The prosecution authority has sx months to do this.

He has 28 days to do one of the three options above. If he does none of them within the timescale this will result in a summons, not for speeding, but under section 172 of the Road Traffic Act - “Failure to provide driver’s details”. The prosecuting authority has six months to do this.

If you do get a NIP and FPO it is unlikely that you will have sufficient time to send in your licence and have it returned for your hols but you may, depending when it is received and when you are returning from holiday, have time to return the paperwork with one of your three options. Beware if you take this course as you will receive no further communication about the matter after the 28 days has elapsed. The next thing you will get is a S172 summons and that will probably be sent very close to the six month deadline.