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Which? suggests the following:
"You should do all you can to find out the name of the driver, for example, by checking bank statements, phone bills and receipts to try to place the possible drivers at the time of the speeding offence....
"Some police forces allow drivers to write informally to the Central Ticket Office with a full detailed account of why they can't give the information and what they have done to try to find out.
"If yours doesn't, or your informal appeal is rejected, in most cases you will need to attend a court hearing where you would have to satisfy the magistrate that you have acted with ‘reasonable diligence’ to find out who the driver was at the time of the speeding offence."
If you are not believed to have carried out due diligence, then you face a maximum fine of £1,000; six penalty points or a driving disqualification.
To maximise your chances in this defence, you will need to employ a solicitor experienced in this aspect of traffic law, but you risk adding the cost to the legal penalties. Some people, it seems, do get let off in these circumstances.
Alternatively, you can do what probably hundreds of couples do - just nominate one of you.
I am not advising which route you should take - it's up to you.
Edited by FP on 15/05/2014 at 16:09
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