The postal strikes will result in a significant increase in the number of cases where a defence used by Motoringlawyers.com for years is relevant.
The High Court has confirmed (29th October 2009) in a case relating to the 2007 postal strike, that a Notice of Intended Prosecution should be regarded as having been properly served where the notice was sent by 1st class ordinary post on a date that would normally lead to it being delivered within 14 days of the commission of certain offences, including speeding. Where the postal strike interferes with this process and results in the notice being delivered more than 14 days after the offence then it is an invalid Notice of Intended Prosecution and any prosecution for the offence involved should fail.
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