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I paid a "Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty" (£60 and 3 points) because I thought it was a waste of time complaining. Due to the publicity on the TV I checked my Fixed penalty notice. Where it says "We have evidence that you were the driver of vehicle registration No.D2FTC SU" My registration No. is D2 FTC. with no SU. Is this correct? Is there something I can do?

No idea what the SU bit means, but it's not on a sample copy of a Sussex conditional fixed penalty offer, though other than that the wording is the same. Asked Pepipoo yet?

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Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler - Einstein

I just paid up as well, the Northamptonshire police sommons said something like: don't bother asking for camera calibration certicicates as the equipment is self calibrating???? oh well..

That'll be the LTi 20/20? It can never give inaccurate readings ever so why should it need calibrating? It's run on fairy dust and the fairies calibrate it automagically.

*ahem*

Even something that is self calibrating would need to be tested every now and then?

Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty... Pay up, take points and we won't take you to court where you'll likely end up paying more. What's the definition of "blackmail"?

As for the "SU" if that's the only error it's probably to small to be of any use to you, they are allowed to make small mistakes such as mis-spelling names without it affecting the legality, or at least that is how I understand it works in court.

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Andrew.

The reality is that if you usually drive that road it probobly was you.
My friend got a ticket reading sz53abc when it should have read s253abc
the scary thing was it was just 20 miles from home both cars were fiestas.



It is incredibly hard to undo a fixed penalty once you have paid. I would be interested to hear from any one who has suceeded as I have one to chalange myself and woulld like to know where best to start!

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Speed limit sign radio interview. TV Snap Unhappy
“It has never been the rule in this country – I hope it never will be - that suspected criminal offences must automatically be the subject of prosecution” He added that there should be a prosecution: “wherever it appears that the offence or the circumstances of its commission is or are of such a character that a prosecution in respect thereof is required in the public interest”
This approach has been endorsed by Attorney General ever since 1951. CPS Code

A person commits blackmail:



In the case of a fixed penalty, a and b both apply, so there is no offence.

If however, the fixed penalty was given to a known innocent person it may be blackmail. Also, if a person paid a fixed penalty and the police later found out they were innocent, retaining the money could be the offence of 'retaining a wrongful credit'.