Sorry if this is a repost. The following seems to be doing the rounds, could it be right?:-

"Pay your fine, but, NO POINTS DEDUCTED, !!

This is how the points get added to your licence:
If you get a fixed penalty notice through the post which also carries penalty points the computer system first sends you a demand for the cash.
When you have paid, it then sends a demand to return your licence for endorsement.
It cannot handle the licence endorsement and the payment at the same time, and it cannot process the points part of the system until the financial section is complete.
If you overpay the fixed penalty, it must issue and send a refund cheque for the overpayment.
Therefore, overpay the fixed penalty by sending a cheque for the full amount plus

 

It may be different in Scotland, but the last time I got done, I returned the NIP and the summons duly arrived asking for payment AND my licence. I doubt what's described above is accurate ...

 

Urban myth - it doesn't work.

 

It doesn't work... did 5th Gear or some show do a piece on this?