- Business transport offences
- Careless driving
- Dangerous driving
- Drink driving/excess alcohol
- Drunk in charge
- Exceptional hardship
- Mobile phone use
- Notices of intended prosecution
- Penalty points/totting up
- Remove disqualification
- Special reasons
- Speed cameras and furnishing information
- Speeding
- Traffic light offences
Notices of Intended Prosecution
In the following cases, you must be given notice of the fact that you may be prosecuted: -
- Dangerous or careless driving / cycling
- Speeding
- Leaving a vehicle in a dangerous place
- Failing to conform with the indication of a police officer directing traffic or with a traffic sign.
This notice can be given in the following ways: -
- Verbally, at the time of the offence, or
- By notice of intended prosecution served on the offender or the registered keeper of the vehicle within 14 days of the offence at the last known address, or
- By a summons being served on the offender within 14 days of commission of the offence.
If such is not given, there is a defence unless one of the following exceptions applies: -
- Notice is not required where Paragraph A - a full or provisional fixed penalty notice has been given or fixed, or Paragraph B - if you were knowingly involved in an accident at the time.
- If the notice is received late it may be valid.
- There is also an exception where the police could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained the name and address of the accused in time for service of the summons or notice within the 14-day period, or, the accused contributed such a failure.
As to how to respond to a notice of intended prosecution, see Furnishing Information.