# The Courses Offered as an Alternative to Prosecution (Specified Fixed Penalty Offences) (Traffic) Regulations 2025, Regulation 7: Repeat offences


(1) A chief officer must not offer an approved course to a person as an alternative to prosecution for a specified fixed penalty offence where—
(a) there is a course fee, and
(b) the person has, within the period specified in paragraph (2), satisfactorily completed a similar approved course in respect of an earlier specified fixed penalty offence.
(2) The specified period is the period of three years ending with the date on which the specified fixed penalty offence was committed.
(3) The chief officer may determine what courses count as similar for the purposes of this regulation.
(4) In determining what courses count as similar the chief officer must have regard to relevant guidance published by the National Police Chiefs' Council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/238/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courses-offered-as-an-alternative-to-prosecution-specified-fixed-penalty-offences-traffic-regulations-2025/regulation-7
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