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Originally Posted by Eric
Why  Serious question ... maybe things are different over there; but I can't see the difficulty. There should be ways of doing this ... for example, the V.I.N. must be registered to someone. |
There's a limitation of two weeks on the police sending out a "notice of intention to prosecute". Assuming you haven't done anything to scupper the receipt of the notice (such as moving house without telling them), it is considered to be an acceptable defence to say "I do not recall who was driving". The police send the NIP to the registered keeper - who isn't necessarily the vehicle owner or driver.
It's all a crock, really. While it's possible for anyone to drive a car (with the keeper's permission, if their own insurance covers them) I can guarantee that in the vast majority of cases, the keeper can remember who has driven it, out of the named people on the insurance and the people that have been given permission, for way longer than two weeks.
It's just that the law has to be seen to be fair to everyone, so people like me, who can recall exactly who else has used my car in the last six months have to be treated the same as a fleet manager, who will even have to make notes despite the limitation being just two weeks.