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

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