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If you have admitted being the driver at the time of the alleged offence and you do not receive your Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty or further correspondence within 28 days of responding you must contact our office, please refer to the Contact Us page. If you fail to make contact and fail to comply with the request for information on this form (or any subsequent offer) then the matter may proceed to court in your absence.

Save yourself the cost of a stamp and admit to being the driver here 

Alternatively, complete Section A of the S172 Requirement for Information with your details and return it to the Safer Roads Unit by Royal Mail.


Save yourself the cost of a stamp and nominate the driver here

Alternatively, complete Section B of the S172 Requirement for Information giving details of the person who was driving and return it to the Safer Roads Unit by Royal Mail.

If you keep this vehicle on a day to day basis and have control of the keys, you must tell us who was driving. If you fail to provide the driver’s details, you will have to justify that to a court by showing you acted responsibly and made all reasonable enquiries. Outline in a covering letter what efforts you have made and why you cannot say who was driving, attach it to the S172 Requirement for Information form and return to the Safer Roads Unit. If you do not keep the vehicle, your duty is to provide us with all the information you have or can get as to who it might have been. Failure to provide any information you could and should have provided may result in a prosecution for ‘fail to furnish’, which typically results in a higher penalty than the original driving offence.
If you do not comply with the S172 Requirement for Information you will have committed the offence of “fail to furnish” regardless of what you did or did not know about who the driver may have been. 
Images captured at the time of the alleged offence are required as evidence to confirm vehicle, speed or time into red (for red light cameras) and offence location; they are not taken to identify the driver. Responsibility rests with the recipient of this request to provide as much information as possible to identify the driver. Whilst we are under no legal obligation to provide copies of these images, you may find it helpful to view the images by logging in here.
The registered keeper details for this vehicle have been obtained from the DVLA. It might be the DVLA haven’t received/processed notification of the transfer/sale. 

Please provide details of the person or company that bought your vehicle when you nominate; you can do this using the online nomination form here.

It may also be advisable for you to contact DVLA to ensure their records are updated.

The NIP has been issued to the last known keeper within 14 days of the alleged offence; if the date on your correspondence is more than 14 days after the alleged offence it is likely you have been nominated as the driver and you still have a responsibility to respond to the form within the time specified.
Reminders are automatically generated after 21 days for motorists who have failed to respond; if you have recently submitted a response and admit being the driver you will shortly receive advice on what happens next.

If you submitted a response more than 14 working days ago please contact our office as soon as possible, please refer to the Contact Us page.

If you wish to challenge the alleged offence and you were driving, you need to complete Section A of the S172 Requirement for Information form and return this with a letter setting out your dispute. 

You may refuse any offer of a course or fixed penalty and ask for a court hearing. 

We recommend you take legal advice before doing so. We will not enter into correspondence about an allegation of an offence until we know we are dealing with the driver and we will also not engage in “trying the case in correspondence”.
The Safer Roads Unit do not offer cautions.
Prior driving history is not taken into consideration; all motorists are treated equally.

Please check that you have entered the log in details correctly. If you are still unable to log in it is likely that we have processed your nomination. Once the notice moves onto someone else you will be unable to access PAS. 

If you are unable to log in and have not recently nominated please contact our office as soon as possible, please refer to the Contact Us page.
If you are going away for any length of time, please complete the Section 172 Requirement for Information and return it to us by Royal Mail.  Please advise how long you will be away and how we can contact you during this time. Also arrange for a redirection on your mail or for someone to forward your post to you if going abroad.
If you do not receive your Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty or further correspondence within 28 days of responding you must contact our office as soon as possible, please refer to the Contact Us page.  

If you fail to make contact and fail to comply with the S172 Requirement for Information on this form (or any subsequent offer) then the matter may proceed to court in your absence.
No you cannot return your documents via email, however, as noted above, you can admit to being the driver or nominate another driver online by logging in here.

If you have admitted being the driver at the time of the alleged offence and you do not receive your Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty or further correspondence within 28 days of responding you must contact our office, please refer to the Contact Us page. If you fail to make contact and fail to comply with the request for information on this form (or any subsequent offer) then the matter may proceed to court in your absence.

Contact the DVLA by calling 0300 790 6801 to arrange for a new licence to be issued. 

You may also need more time to comply with the notice, in this case, please contact our office as soon as possible, please refer to the Contact Us page.
A Fixed Penalty cannot be paid by instalments.  If you require an extension to allow you more time to pay,  please contact our office as soon as possible, please refer to the Contact Us page.

You may also elect a court hearing and request the Magistrates' consider the option of a payment plan. (Please note that the court may also award costs which will increase the amount you may have to pay).

If you have admitted being the driver at the time of the alleged offence and you do not receive your Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty or further correspondence within 28 days of responding you must contact our office, please refer to the Contact Us page. If you fail to make contact and fail to comply with the request for information on this form (or any subsequent offer) then the matter may proceed to court in your absence.

Thresholds for National Speed Awareness Course offers in Lancashire in relation to Speeding offences are noted below:

Speed Limit Speed Awareness Threshold Speed Limit Speed Awareness Threshold
30 mph Up to and including 42 mph 60 mph Up to and including 75 mph
40 mph Up to and including 53 mph 70 mph Up to and including 86 mph
50 mph Up to and including 64 mph    

Thresholds for National What's Driving Us Course offers in Lancashire in relation to Red Light offences are noted below:

Time into Red Outcome
Up to 2.9 seconds Diversionary Course or Fixed Penalty
3.0 seconds and above Prosecution


The following conditions must also apply for a course offer to be made:

  • You must have admitted to being the driver within 4 months of the alleged offence.
  • You must not have completed or be in the process of completing (i.e. booked and paid) a diversionary course for a previous offence which occurred within 3 years of this offence.
  • You must provide us with your driving licence number when you admit being the driver at the time of the alleged offence. Your licence must be in your correct name ; if you have changed your name and not updated your licence details with the DVLA we cannot offer you a course.
You will be required to produce photographic identification at the start of a course.  This must be an original document, not a copy.  You may use your driving licence or another form of photo ID such as a passport or work photo ID card.  

If you do not have photographic ID please contact your course provider.
No, the courses are an alternative to prosecution; providing you successfully complete the course the police will not take any further action in respect of the matter.
Please visit https://offer.ndors.org.uk for further details on all available locations and course dates. Please note that course availability and fees vary.
No, at the time of booking full payment is required. 
In Lancashire, courses are delivered by NDORS Lancashire using experienced Trainers; there is no police officer involvement. This may be different in other force areas.

If you have admitted being the driver at the time of the alleged offence and you do not receive your Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty or further correspondence within 28 days of responding you must contact our office, please refer to the Contact Us page. If you fail to make contact and fail to comply with the request for information on this form (or any subsequent offer) then the matter may proceed to court in your absence.

No, HMCTS North Fixed Penalties is not publicly accessible; if you are worried about your paperwork being lost in transit you should consider sending it by recorded delivery to HMCTS. 

DO NOT SEND YOUR PAYMENT AND DRIVING LICENCE DETAILS TO THE SAFER ROADS UNIT- IT IS HMCTS WHO PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT AND LICENCE ENDORSEMENT.
If you plead guilty, the Magistrates' Court will consider the offence and your financial circumstances to determine the fine you will be ordered to pay and the number of penalty points to be endorsed on your driving licence; they will also order payment of a Victim Surcharge and typically, prosecution costs between £90.00 and £110.00. 

If you are found guilty in your absence (where no plea is provided for the hearing) the discount that is afforded for a guilty plea will not be applied. 

If your case proceeds to trial and you are found guilty, the fine and prosecution costs may be considerably higher.
No, if you receive a fixed penalty the amount is set by the government and is non-negotiable; the current penalty and points are shown on your Conditional Offer letter.
If you have received less than 9 penalty points within the last 3 years then HMCTS will be able to endorse your licence with 3 or more points. It is your responsibility to ensure your employer/insurer is informed, where necessary.

If you have received 9 or more penalty points on your licence within the last 3 years you are liable for disqualification and it is likely the matter will be referred to the Magistrates' Court but still submit your payment and licence details to HMCTS for consideration.

For New drivers , please refer to Question 5.
If you reach 6 or more penalty points within 2 years of passing your test the DVLA may automatically revoke your licence on being notified by HMCTS;  if they make the decision to revoke your licence you will have to obtain a provisional licence and drive as a learner until you have retaken both the theory and practical tests to regain your full driving licence.