SPEEDING Bucks motorists hoping for a slice of luck will not get let off their tickets due to the postal strike.

Dan Campsall, communications manager for Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership, said he was not aware of any problems with getting tickets to people.

He said: "We are on a circulation list for when any industrial action is going to be taken so we have a heads up fairly early on when there's likely action so that allows us to make sure that we are able to meet postal deadlines and get post out on time.

"The actual law is that we send out tickets within 14 days of a normal course of business, which is through first class post, so as long as we show that we have made every effort then those tickets should still stand.

"We had a big push to get everything posted before the strike happened. It is a notice of intended prosecution therefore the registered owner has 28 days to respond to that notice so we are talking of six weeks since the offence took place."

Mr Campsall added that there were helplines available on the tickets for any motorists with problems.

However, other people faced disruption as a result of the strike. A triathlon team were left shirtless on Sunday after their yellow strips didn't make it to Marlow on time.

The 52 members of Team Harry, who took part in the Rowers Revenge race in memory of 11-year-old meningitis victim Harry Mills, had to make do with competing in what they were wearing.