A motoring lawyer utilized by movie star purchasers has revealed how December postal strike delays may see drivers evade fines and even factors on their licence as a result of late supply of rushing tickets.
Nick ‘Mr Loophole’ Freeman claims doubtlessly hundreds of motorists who had been caught rushing throughout December may escape punishment due to the impression of the postal strikes – which may see notices of prosecution land in letterboxes too late to take any authorized impact.
The main lawyer instructed the Telegraph that the chaos attributable to the strikes means hundreds of drivers may doubtlessly problem their prosecutions by claiming their rushing discover didn’t arrive in time.
Nick ‘Mr Loophole’ Freeman claims tens of hundreds who had been caught rushing throughout December may escape the penalties due to the impression of the postal strikes
Beneath the present legislation, anybody caught rushing should obtain a Discover of Supposed Prosecution (NIP) inside 14 days of the alleged offence. If the motive force pleads not responsible and swears on oath that their NIP didn’t arrive inside 14 days then the prosecution must show that it did
Beneath the present legislation, anybody caught rushing should obtain a Discover of Supposed Prosecution (NIP) inside 14 days of the alleged offence.
If the motive force pleads not responsible and swears on oath that their NIP didn’t arrive inside 14 days then the prosecution must show that it did.
If the motorist efficiently argues their case it’s prone to be thrown out by magistrates.
Sending a letter top quality by means of the Roayl Mail would normally assure a supply in two days however the strikes meant the supply firm couldn’t assure this.
Round 2.4 million rushing tickets are issued annually, that means round 50,000 drivers are caught every week.
The main lawyer instructed the Telegraph that the chaos attributable to the strikes means hundreds of drivers may doubtlessly problem their prosecutions by claiming their rushing discover didn’t arrive in time
Mr Freeman, who used postal delays previously to get movie star purchasers off motoring offences, is looking for authorities to shut the loophole and start notifying individuals by e-mail and textual content in addition to by mail.
He instructed the Telegraph: ‘Sending out letters nowadays actually doesn’t make any sense particularly when the Royal Mail goes out on strike.
‘It’s doable a number of alleged speeders are slipping the online due to vagaries of our postal strike. The system must be modified and urgently – particularly with extra industrial motion deliberate.’
He went on: ‘There’s a quite simple answer that may remedy this downside and shut the loophole.
‘On this digital age, it needs to be a authorized requirement that when anybody registers a car with the DVLA they need to have to supply each an e-mail and cell phone quantity in addition to postal tackle.
‘That means notification of an impending prosecution for rushing might be despatched out by textual content and e-mail – so circumnavigating any postal loophole.’