A Notice of Intended Prosecution, a requirement to identify the driver, a fixed penalty offer and a court case are not the same document. A point about one does not automatically answer the others.
NIP and driver information
The 14-day warning rule, section 172 duties, service and lawful enquiries when the driver is uncertain.
Fixed penalties and court notices
Conditional offers, fixed penalty notices, Single Justice Procedure Notices and Scottish initiating documents.
Points, disqualification and appeals
Endorsement, totting-up, new-driver revocation, conviction and sentence appeals.
England and Wales procedure
Magistrates' courts, Single Justice Procedure and appeals to the Crown Court.
Scottish procedure
Justice of the peace and sheriff court procedure, summary appeals and Scottish terminology.
Evidence and deadlines
What to preserve before deciding whether to accept, challenge or litigate.
A practical route for moving the case forward
Identify
Use the exact issuer, country and document title.
Protect time
Check the live deadline and required response method.
Preserve proof
Keep the notice, envelope, photographs, records and correspondence.
Take the correct step
Respond, challenge, appeal or contact Jason at the right stage.
Source control
Official sources used for this guide
These links support the general propositions on this page. The current notice, amendments, local orders and scheme rules must still be checked.
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, section 1
Great Britain
Notice of intended prosecution requirements for specified offences, subject to section 2 and the facts of service.
Road Traffic Act 1988, section 172
Great Britain
Statutory duty to provide driver identity information and the statutory defences.
Criminal Procedure Rules 2025
England and Wales
Current consolidated criminal court procedure rules, subject to later amendments.
Scottish Courts: Criminal court procedures
Scotland
Official overview of Scottish criminal court procedure.