was popularly supposed to have said:
The House of Lords has considered this, and thinks that the "forced confession" routine is justified because it catches criminals.
Pepipoo forums however have found that at one point a judge decided that the Road Traffic Act came under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) so it is now possible to return a NIP with a letter that states who was driving the car on the condition that the letter cannot be used in a prosecution against the respondent because they have not had a PACE caution.
In English, you have satisfied the Road Traffic Act because that only requires you to reply to the NIP question, NOT to reply in a manner that can be used to prosecute you, BUT the letter can't be used to nobble you.
More from the horse's mouthFrom an interview with Richard Brunstrom (Chief Constable of North Wales): We are running a little late to...
That makes the CPS have to fall back on identifying the driver from the speed cam records. For Gatsos and most Talivans, that is almost impossible. For Truvelos, it is possible so expect a prosecution.
As to the Idris case, I do not know the outcome and have seen no reference to it as yet.
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