Company director receives £300 fine and 6 penalty points after failing to give information to identify a driver

18/11/2024

A man has received a £300 fine and 6 penalty points, after pleading guilty to the offence of failing to give information to identify a driver. After a private company was repeatedly unresponsive to Notices of Intended Prosecution, extensive enquiries by the East Safety Camera Unit and police officers resulted in a company director being traced to his home address, where he was subsequently charged and reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

Following an alleged speeding or red-light offence, the registered keeper of a vehicle is required by law to complete a Notice of Intended Prosecution, giving details of the driver. Failure to do so is an offence under Section 172 of The Road Traffic Act 1988 and is separate to the speeding offence.

East Safety Camera Unit Manager, Michael Grant “Safety cameras operate where there has been a history of injury collisions due to speeding or non-compliance with red lights. It is vital that drivers who commit speeding or red-light offences are identified and penalised, in order to improve driver behaviour and ultimately reduce collisions on our roads.

“This case should be a reminder to all that it is a legal requirement to complete and return a Notice of Intended Prosecution or Requirement to Identify the Driver letter. If you are completing the form on behalf of a company, you must make every effort to identify the driver of the vehicle at the time of the alleged offence. Failure to respond will result in further enquiries and may result in prosecution.”