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June 06, 2023 | Road Traffic

Reference: F-2023-01550

Request

Request 1
How many Notice of Intended Prosecution letters did you send relating to motorists speeding?

Request 2
How many Notice of Intended Prosecution letters did you send (relating to motorists speeding) more than 14 days after the offence occurred?

Request 3
In how many instances did you pass the 14-day deadline for Notice of Intended Prosecution letters (relating to motorists speeding) and decide not to send one altogether?

Request 4
Which service do you use to send Notice of Intended Prosecution letters (relating to motorists speeding)? (include all that apply)
 Royal Mail Tracked 24
 Royal Mail Tracked 48
 Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 9am
 Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm
 Royal Mail Signed for First Class
 Royal Mail Signed for Second Class
 Royal Mail First Class
 Royal Mail Second Class
 Royal Mail Sameday
 Other

Request 5
For all the Notice of Intended Prosecution letters you sent (relating to motorists speeding), can you let us know:
 How many were contested (by responding ‘Not guilty’, or in any other way)?
 Of these, how many were contested specifically because the Notice of Intended Prosecution letter was received more than 14 days after the offence?
 How many of these contested cases went to a court trial?
 How many of the court trials ruled that the fine and driving licence points penalties were upheld/still applied?

Request 6
Do you use technology to automate (machines carrying out tasks, instead of humans) the following processes when sending Notice of Intended Prosecution letters?
 Drafting letters
 Printing letters
 Putting letters into envelopes

Notice of Intended Prosecution Letters