Frequently Asked Questions

If you receive a fixed penalty ticket you will pay a £60 fine and have three points on your driving licence. If you go to court you will receive a fine up to £1,000 plus costs and you could be disqualified from driving or your licence could be endorsed.

This depends on the speed detected and the status of your driving licence. You will not have to go to court if you have less than nine points on your driving licence, the speed was not excessive and if you hold a current DVLA licence. You will have to go to court if you were travelling at excessive speed, if you have nine or more points on your driving licence or if you hold a foreign driving licence.

The registered keeper of the vehicle will receive a Notice of Intended Prosecution within 14 days of the alleged offence. If the keeper hears nothing within 14 days it is unlikely to go to court. The registered keeper is required by law to complete the Notice of Intended Prosecution, giving details of the driver/rider at the time of the alleged offence. The person named will then receive a summons to court in due course.

As the registered owner of the car you are required to provide the full name and address of the driver at the time of the alleged offence. Failure to do so is an offence.

You can request photographic evidence by post if you are disputing the vehicle was in the area or if you are unsure who was driving at the time of the offence.

It is your responsibility as the previous owner to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of any change in ownership of the vehicle.