The first prosecutions for drivers who attempted to evade prosecution for speeding and red light offences linked to so-called NIP-farms have made it to the courts.
In July, Greater Manchester Police announced that a simple two-bed terraced house in Oldham had become one of many sites where a prolific nationwide "scam" was taking place, where driving offences were being pinned on fictitious people in an attempt to make the tickets "go away".
After eight months on investigation into the NIP farms, so called for the Notices of Intended Prosecution issued to drivers suspected of speeding or running red lights, the registered keepers of the involved vehicles have been hauled before the courts to answer for failing to provide information to the police - a charge which carries a statutory six penalty point punishment, enough to see new drivers have their licence revoked.
