Hello,
I'm looking for a bit of advice please as I'm terrified and confused.
I currently have a pending court date for 81mph in a 50mph back in October 2020. I was driving home from work at 22:31 and followed by a marked police car that I did not notice was marked due to my active tinting on my rear view mirror obscuring this, and who took multiple average speeds of 90+ in a 70, but stopped me for 81mph after it went down to 50mph. I chose to plead guilty in court rather than accept a SJPN as I thought at the time it would allow me to plead for more leniency. That court date is set for 25/06.
However, today I received through my door a NIP for 63mph in a 50mph on 24/05 at 16:14.
I currently have 3 points from December 2019.
As such, if I receive the points for all these offences I will be due for a totting up ban and that is what I did not initially consider and am now sick in my stomach since I passed the speed camera van on 24/05.
For what it's worth, I understand my own idiocy and stupidity in speeding, especially with a pending court date, and am also kicking myself because overall I have seriously slowed down since being caught in October but still messed up.
Considering these factors and especially the timing though, I am unsure how to proceed and what would be the best course of action and have so many questions.
Both of these recent offences are from Surrey Police, and 63mph in a 50mph would possibly make me eligible for a SAC as I have never done one before, am within the supposed speed guidelines, and have currently only 3 points. However, if this is processed after my court date and possible 6 points, perhaps they will not offer me this on 9 points instead?
However, similarly, if I return this NIP asap, and have it processed for a FPN, will the court then be aware of a pending FPN for 3 points and in no way look to potentially offer me a short ban instead of points?
Thinking of the court date, I suppose now my best course of action is to be apologetic and admit that I was wrong, and while understanding that it is in no way my right to request any choice of punishment, plead for a short ban instead of points? But how would the best way to go about this be, and will the court know that I have another speeding offence pending?
I'm very confused and very scared, and really uncertain about how all the timings of this affect each case, any help would be greatly greatly appreciated.