nips pics and cops

[skeetly]

Just been NIPped for cage.
We were out visiting relo's who live up the road from each other and it could have been me, wife or eldest daughter driving.
Do you have to go to court to ask for the photos or do they have to send them to you?
We're not sure who was driving as the car got used to ferry elderly types up and down the same road with different ppl driving so the picture would settle the matter.

Cheers.

Oh and happy new year Mr Brunstrom....

Who's got the least points?

[Shellywoozle]

I think if you can't say who was driving they go to the image as evidence, not sure as we have a civvie dept dealing with NIP's. If noone on here can help I will delve deeper for you, PM me if you don't get the answer you want. x

They SHOULD send the picture out to you, on written request (possibly with a small charge for 'admin' costs).

That said North Wales police "do not enter into litigation" - leaving that up to the courts, so if they think you're taking the mickey, they may send a court summons & provide evidence to a solicitor.

[skeetly]

Hmm.
Just send the piccy with the nip too hard to do i suppose?
No ones got any points so it'll be a toss up who takes them rather than go to court if they wont supply a picture.
Its a 35mph nip as well; so much yakking going on in the car no ones noticed they've gone a bit over
Could have a been an unmarked car with a video camera because out of the three of us who drove up and down that road (thats 6 possible passes in the space of an hour and a half) no one saw a camera van.

[Paul the 6th]

funnily enough I know someone who managed to get out of any points or conviction etc, simply because they couldn't identify the driver from the photo evidence.

They requested photo evidence and it was not clear at all who was driving, so they sent the NIP back unsigned saying they couldn't remember who was driving and the picture wasn't clear enough to recognise who the driver was (and it really was unclear)...

Police wrote back asking "we need all the names of the drivers who it could have been then"... two names & addresses went back... little while later they both received a summons to court. They both attended court with the defence "we can't remember who was driving" with section something or other of such and such human rights act - that it's against a persons human rights to prosecute them for having a bad memory..

Anywho, lots of back & forth but in the end the judge agreed that she couldn't prosecute them on the grounds of having a bad memory. I'll see if I can find any info about what I've said above

this thread is usless with out pics - oh wait

pepipoo is you friend on this one....

[Paul the 6th]

awesome link simesb a1+

in my head i thought you had a margine of 10% plus 2 MPH, so 30MPH would be flexible upto 35 MPH...... or am i talking bull????

Originally Posted by richie95

in my head i thought you had a margine of 10% plus 2 MPH, so 30MPH would be flexible upto 35 MPH...... or am i talking bull????

The 10% +2 thing is optional IIRC. North Wales do pay attention to it, but assume you are doing 35.9mph, rather than 35.1mph, so NIP you for 35mph.

I've been stopped for 33mph in a 30 zone before now. I just got a talking to though.