This shows that offence code as being an SP30 offence

www.cps.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/legal...f

I can't be the first person contacting their insurer about a RR84213 code?

You may not be the first, but you will be among a very small number of people.

Your insurers (or few other people for that matter) are unlikely to recognise or be interested in the CJS offence code. There are over 14,000 of them and here's the list:

view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A...K

As above, the endorsement code is what they will recognise and require. That is all that will be shown on your driving record.

As for paying an admin fee to alter the policy after renewal, why not simply renew on the basis that you have an SP30 endorsement? Penalty points remain "active" for totting up purposes for three years. Convictions/endorsements remain visible on your driving record for four years and must be declared to (most) insurers for five years. But all these periods begin from the date of the offence. So it makes no difference whether you declare it now or when it eventually appears on your record. .

It does make me wonder why I was issued with this RR84213 code in the first place,

I wondered that too.

I contribute to a number of motoring forums and it is very rare for a driver to have sight of or to mention the CJS code. It's really only of any use to police and the prosecuting authorities. I think the police and the CPS use them for charging decisions and they are used for data collection. I'm not surprised your insurer asked you to get the DVLA endorsement code. However, no matter, you have it now.

There is one thing that has occurred to me which you may care to check. You haven't mentioned it anywhere, but did you provide your driving licence details as well as paying the £100 penalty? You have to provide the details twice - once when you confirm you were he driver and again when accepting the fixed penalty offer. If you don't, the offer will be withdrawn and you will be prosecuted in court.

My curiosity is getting the better of me today - is there any reason why you were not offered a course? Your speed was well within the range (up to 42mph in a 30mph limit).

Edited by Middleman on 03/01/2025 at 17:06

“I wonder if I'd been flashed at 34mph this time whether it would have made any difference?”

It would have made a considerable difference. In a 30mph limit enforcement does not normally begin until 35mph so you should have seen no action.

Different insurers operate different requirements. Some want to be notified of endorsements only on renewal, others require them to be notified immediately they are imposed. Your Terms & Conditions should clarify. What did puzzle me was the idea that you telling them mid-term (if they required you to do so) would constitute a "policy change" and attract an admin fee. It may well have attracted a premium increase but I don’t see how they can impose an admin fee for you telling them something that your policy requires you to do.

I would keep a careful eye on your driving record, especially as you submitted your licence details by post. It would not normally take more than a couple of weeks for the DVLA to add the recent SP30 to your record (perhaps add a week for Christmas). If it goes much over that I would contact the fixed penalty office to ensure your DL details have been received.