A Fixed Penalty Notice is a way of dealing with certain motoring offences without the matter automatically proceeding through a court hearing.
These notices do not add penalty points to the driving licence.
These relate to offences where penalty points can be added to the driver record.
The procedure allows circumstances where the recipient can request or face court proceedings rather than concluding the matter by accepting the fixed penalty.
The amount and number of points depend on the specific offence rather than one universal fixed-penalty amount.
PSNI guidance states that non-endorsable notices cover more than 130 offences and do not result in points being endorsed on the driving licence.
Current PSNI guidance states that these notices must generally be dealt with within 21 days.
Where a Safety Camera Scheme vehicle detects a speeding offence, the Fixed Penalty Processing Centre sends a Notice of Intended Prosecution to the registered owner.
The owner is required to provide information identifying who was driving at the time of the alleged offence.
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