Notice of Intended Prosecution 14-day checker
Was the NIP for your driving offence served within the strict 14-day statutory window?
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When to use this tool
You've received a NIP and want to check whether it was served on the registered keeper within 14 days of the alleged offence — late service is a complete defence for most prosecutable driving offences.
Step 1 — Is your offence exempt from the 14-day NIP rule?
The 14-day Notice of Intended Prosecution rule applies only to certain driving offences. The following offences are exempt — no NIP is needed, so the 14-day deadline doesn't apply:
- Accident in which any person other than the driver was injured (RTOA 1988 s.2(1))
- Drink-driving or drug-driving offences (RTA 1988 ss.4-5A)
- Failure to stop or report an accident (RTA 1988 s.170)
- Most parking offences
For everything else — speeding, careless driving, dangerous driving, failure to comply with a traffic sign, traffic-light offences — the 14-day rule applies.