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When will the Fixed Penalty Notice be issued?
If you have been stopped by the Police, the Officer can issue a Fixed Penalty Notice there and then on the basis that you agree to that procedure and by accepting the Notice, you would not face a potential "totting up" ban. Consequently, if you have 9 points or more on your licence, the Police will not issue a Fixed Penalty Notice as by accepting same, the motorist would face a "totting up" ban of at least 6 months. It is the Officer's choice as to whether or not a Fixed Penalty Notice will be issued. However, for certain offences, which are felt to be too serious to be punished by way of a conditional offer, a Summons must be issued.
When the driver is not stopped at the time of the allegation, a Fixed Penalty can be issued by the Process Unit/Camera Enforcement Office, but only when the offender has confirmed their identify by responding to a Notice of Intended Prosecution. As with a Summons, the Fixed Penalty must be issued within 6 months of the offence.
From here: http://www.motorlawyers.co.uk/procedure/fixed_penalty_notice.htm