Lankyseagull
One Step Beyond
At the beginning of the month, I was clocked by a mobile speed camera unit on the A272 in Hampshire travelling at 36mph in a 30mph zone. There is no need to go into any more detail or dispute it - I accept that I was going over the limit. In 28 years of motoring, this is my first offence.
I received the Notice of Intended Prosecution a few days later confirming all of the details and a Section 172 Statement form to complete and return.
The form gave me the option to be considered for a speed awareness course by ticking a box - this I duly did - and returned the form. I kept a copy of the completed form for my own records so I know I definitely ticked the box.
According to the notes accompanying the notice, I was eligible for the speed awareness course option as I fell in the range of 35-42mph in a 30mph zone.
Today I have received a 'Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty' which I must respond to within 28 days. The options given state that I can either deal with it by contesting the allegation in court or a fixed penalty of £100 and 3 penalty points.
There is no reference to my request to be considered for a speed awareness course. According to the previous papers, the Conditional Offer of a Fixed Penalty is applied to speeds of 43-49mph in a 30mph zone.
At the moment I am a bit perplexed as to what has happend.
Has my request to be considered for a speed awareness course been rejected and do I have the right to know why, when in the initial notification it was clear that I could take that option?
Has there been a clerical error and I've been sent the wrong notification?
Will I get a separate notification regarding the speed awareness course? A bit worrying as the clock is ticking on my response to the conditional offer of fixed penalty.
Has anyone else had this experience before or can anyone in the force offer me any clarification.
As I have already said, this is the first time I have committed a driving offence, so have had a clean licence and would rather not end up with points on it unless there is no other alternative.
I received the Notice of Intended Prosecution a few days later confirming all of the details and a Section 172 Statement form to complete and return.
The form gave me the option to be considered for a speed awareness course by ticking a box - this I duly did - and returned the form. I kept a copy of the completed form for my own records so I know I definitely ticked the box.
According to the notes accompanying the notice, I was eligible for the speed awareness course option as I fell in the range of 35-42mph in a 30mph zone.
Today I have received a 'Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty' which I must respond to within 28 days. The options given state that I can either deal with it by contesting the allegation in court or a fixed penalty of £100 and 3 penalty points.
There is no reference to my request to be considered for a speed awareness course. According to the previous papers, the Conditional Offer of a Fixed Penalty is applied to speeds of 43-49mph in a 30mph zone.
At the moment I am a bit perplexed as to what has happend.
Has my request to be considered for a speed awareness course been rejected and do I have the right to know why, when in the initial notification it was clear that I could take that option?
Has there been a clerical error and I've been sent the wrong notification?
Will I get a separate notification regarding the speed awareness course? A bit worrying as the clock is ticking on my response to the conditional offer of fixed penalty.
Has anyone else had this experience before or can anyone in the force offer me any clarification.
As I have already said, this is the first time I have committed a driving offence, so have had a clean licence and would rather not end up with points on it unless there is no other alternative.