# source/life-course-families/transport-enforcement/respond-to-speeding-notice.v1.yaml

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    schema: life-course-family.v1
    id: respond-to-speeding-notice
    title: Respond to a speeding notice
    aliases: [speeding ticket, notice of intended prosecution, section 172 notice, fixed penalty for speeding, identify the driver]
    description: >-
      Identify the notice and jurisdiction, respond to any driver-information
      requirement and follow the applicable disposal, court and redress route.
    status: population_complete
    assertion_status: normalized
    life_course_domain: transport-enforcement
    enclosing_processes:
      - id: respond-to-road-notices-and-penalties
        assertion_status: normalized
        sources: [govuk-speeding-penalties, nidirect-speeding-penalties]
    situations:
      - A registered keeper or recipient has received a speeding-related notice.
      - A later document offers a course or fixed penalty, or begins court proceedings.
    user_needs:
      - Identify what the document requires and who issued it.
      - Respond through the correct jurisdiction-specific route by the stated deadline.
      - Find the correct court or appeal boundary without guessing liability or plea.
    interaction_boundary: >-
      Legal-process discovery only. The dossier does not identify a driver, decide
      liability, select a plea, predict a disposal or give case-specific legal advice.
    applicability:
      - jurisdiction: England and Wales
        state: supported
        route_variants:
          - {id: great-britain-notice, provider: organisation:notice-issuing-police-force-great-britain, primary_source: govuk-speeding-penalties}
          - {id: single-justice-procedure, provider: organisation:hm-courts-and-tribunals-service, primary_source: govuk-single-justice-procedure}
        sources: [govuk-speeding-penalties, legislation-rta-1988-section-172, govuk-single-justice-procedure, govuk-appeal-magistrates-decision]
      - jurisdiction: Scotland
        state: supported
        route_variants:
          - {id: scottish-prosecution, provider: organisation:crown-office-and-procurator-fiscal-service, primary_source: copfs-prosecution-code}
        sources: [govuk-speeding-penalties, legislation-rta-1988-section-172, copfs-prosecution-code, mygov-scotland-criminal-appeal]
      - jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
        state: supported
        route_variants:
          - {id: northern-ireland-notice, provider: organisation:northern-ireland-road-safety-partnership, primary_source: nidirect-speeding-penalties}
        sources: [nidirect-speeding-penalties, nidirect-fixed-penalties, nidirect-appealing-verdict]
    actors:
      - {id: organisation:notice-issuing-police-force-great-britain, role: notice_issuer, authority_status: normalized, sources: [govuk-speeding-penalties, legislation-rta-1988-section-172]}
      - {id: organisation:hm-courts-and-tribunals-service, role: england_wales_court_provider, authority_status: official, sources: [govuk-single-justice-procedure, govuk-appeal-magistrates-decision]}
      - {id: organisation:crown-office-and-procurator-fiscal-service, role: scottish_prosecution_authority, authority_status: official, sources: [copfs-prosecution-code]}
      - {id: organisation:northern-ireland-road-safety-partnership, role: northern_ireland_notice_provider, authority_status: official, sources: [nidirect-speeding-penalties]}
      - {id: organisation:northern-ireland-courts-and-tribunals-service, role: northern_ireland_court_provider, authority_status: official, sources: [nidirect-fixed-penalties, nidirect-appealing-verdict]}
    journeys:
      ordinary:
        id: identify-and-answer-notice
        entry_state: A synthetic recipient has an actual speeding-related document.
        outcome: The required response and later official outcome are retained without a liability decision.
        steps:
          - id: identify-document-and-information-duty
            interaction: Identify the issuer, recipient role, jurisdiction and each distinct requirement.
            provider: organisation:notice-issuer
            requirements: {state: supported, summary: Actual notice, reference, alleged event, recipient role and response instructions.}
            evidence: {state: supported, summary: Synthetic document metadata; no real vehicle or person data.}
            rule: {state: supported, summary: The actual document and current applicable law control.}
            channel: {state: supported, summary: Channel printed on or linked from the notice.}
            cost: {state: not_applicable, reason: Supplying required information is not modelled as a purchase.}
            time: {state: supported, summary: Use the notice deadline; the GB general statement is not imported into Northern Ireland.}
            output: {state: supported, summary: Classified notice and required response.}
            outcome: {state: supported, summary: Ready to respond or referred for legal advice where identity or duty is uncertain.}
            redress: {state: not_applicable, reason: Later disposal or court document determines the redress route.}
            assertion_status: normalized
            sources: [govuk-speeding-penalties, legislation-rta-1988-section-172, nidirect-speeding-penalties]
          - id: submit-response-and-classify-outcome
            interaction: Submit the synthetic response and classify the next official document.
            provider: organisation:notice-or-prosecution-authority
            requirements: {state: supported, summary: Required information and the actual response channel.}
            evidence: {state: supported, summary: Submission time, recipient and acknowledgement.}
            rule: {state: supported, summary: A response record is not a legal-sufficiency decision.}
            channel: {state: supported, summary: Notice-specific official channel.}
            cost: {state: not_published_by_source, reason: Any later offer or court fee is document-specific.}
            time: {state: supported, summary: Notice and later document deadlines remain separate.}
            output: {state: supported, summary: Course invitation, offer, prosecution document, court notice or unresolved state.}
            outcome: {state: supported, summary: Follow only the route supplied by the actual outcome.}
            redress: {state: supported, summary: Applicable court, review or appeal route.}
            assertion_status: normalized
            sources: [govuk-single-justice-procedure, copfs-prosecution-code, nidirect-fixed-penalties]
      exceptions:
        - id: disputed-identity-allegation-disposal-or-court-outcome
          entry_state: Driver identity, duty, allegation, disposal, plea or court outcome is disputed or a deadline may have been missed.
          outcome: The case is handed to the current authority, court route or qualified legal adviser with deadlines visible.
          steps:
            - id: preserve-and-escalate-without-deciding
              interaction: Preserve the document and evidence, then use the jurisdiction's current dispute, court or appeal route.
              provider: organisation:applicable-court-or-prosecution-authority
              requirements: {state: supported, summary: Actual documents, dates and grounds supplied by the official process.}
              evidence: {state: supported, summary: Synthetic document trail; no inferred driver identity.}
              rule: {state: supported, summary: Case-specific legal questions require the current process and qualified advice.}
              channel: {state: supported, summary: England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland court route.}
              cost: {state: not_published_by_source, reason: Court and advice costs are case-specific.}
              time: {state: supported, summary: The actual court or appeal deadline controls.}
              output: {state: supported, summary: Response, hearing, review or appeal record.}
              outcome: {state: supported, summary: Official outcome retained without prediction.}
              redress: {state: supported, summary: Current review or appeal route for the jurisdiction.}
              assertion_status: normalized
              sources: [govuk-appeal-magistrates-decision, mygov-scotland-criminal-appeal, nidirect-appealing-verdict]
    dependencies:
      - {id: role:qualified-legal-adviser, state: supported, selection_basis: regulator_first_for_case_specific_advice, sources: [govuk-appeal-magistrates-decision, mygov-scotland-criminal-appeal, nidirect-appealing-verdict]}
    sources:
      - {id: govuk-speeding-penalties, register: source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml}
      - {id: legislation-rta-1988-section-172, register: source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml}
      - {id: govuk-single-justice-procedure, register: source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml}
      - {id: govuk-appeal-magistrates-decision, register: source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml}
      - {id: copfs-prosecution-code, register: source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml}
      - {id: mygov-scotland-criminal-appeal, register: source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml}
      - {id: nidirect-speeding-penalties, register: source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml}
      - {id: nidirect-fixed-penalties, register: source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml}
      - {id: nidirect-appealing-verdict, register: source/learning-to-drive-speeding.v1.yaml}
    limitations:
      - Actual notices and current law override this normalized discovery model.
      - Specialist legal review is required before release-grade status.
    review: {population_gate: complete, specialist_review: required}
    narrative:
      markdown: services/respond-to-speeding-notice.md
      process_context: Respond to road notices and penalties