Guides
Four explainers on the situations people most often arrive here in the middle of. Each one is written to be read once, quickly, by somebody who has a letter in front of them.
- Single Justice Procedure Notice: your 21 days, explained
What the letter actually is, what the 21 days mean, and why replying guilty by post gives up arguments you cannot get back.
Law stated as at 27 August 2026 - Section 172: naming the driver, and what happens if you don’t
Six points and a heavier fine than the speeding offence it came from. The narrow defences, and why “I don’t remember” is not one of them by itself.
Law stated as at 27 August 2026 - 12 points on your licence: is a six-month ban automatic?
How the three-year window is counted, which date matters, and the difference between a totting ban and a ban for the offence itself.
Law stated as at 27 August 2026 - Exceptional hardship: how magistrates actually decide
Losing your job is not, by itself, enough. What the guideline says, who has to prove what, and why you have to be there to argue it.
Law stated as at 27 August 2026
If you would rather have a figure than an explanation, the offence checker and the speeding fine calculator both give you one.