§ 49. Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will recommend that when the police give notice of intended prosecution in connection with motoring offences within 14 days of the date of the alleged offences, they use the postal recorded delivery service, so that in future defendants who have not received notices are not placed in the position, as now, of having to prove the non-delivery of notices.
§ Mr. CarlisleThis is a matter for chief officers of police, but I understand the normal practice is to use the recorded delivery service. Section 179 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 provides that a notice of intended prosecution shall be deemed to have been served on any person if it was sent by registered post or recorded delivery service addressed to him at his last known address.