Postal blunder lets speeding motorists off the hook

Drivers with bespoke modified car insurance who have recently received speeding tickets may wish they had been as lucky as hundreds of motorists in Sussex.

A postal blunder by police in the area saw hundreds of drivers get their speeding tickets cancelled after they were sent out second class, the Argus reports.

Sussex Police and the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership were forced to scrap the tickets after it was decided people had not been given enough time to respond.

One woman received a letter saying she had to pay a £60 fine and would be getting three points on her licence and she was told she needed to send in her details within 28 days, according to the Argus.

However, the letter had taken 18 days to get to her.

The problem reportedly affected fines which were sent out in May.

In other news, the Bucks Free Press has reported motorists have reacted angrily following the revelation that 4,405 foreign drivers have escaped speeding tickets in the Thames Valley area.

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