Apparently...
one way of getting out of it, is to reply to the first notice, saying who was driving. Then ignore the fixed penalty notice. It's sent by first class mail, not recorded delivery, therefore the police have no proof that you ever received it.

You just claim that you never got it, if it goes any further. The chances of it going further are quite small, I believe, because the police can't be bothered with the extra paperwork to chase you up.

Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. It's just hearsay and a little bit of experience, so don't sue me!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 12:03, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

so I've heard
to be honest, I'll probably just suck it up. take the points and pay the fine.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 12:21, Reply)