26.—(1) This regulation applies if it is proved to the satisfaction of a court that—
(a)a notice has been served in accordance with regulation 24(2) on a person in relation to an offence specified in regulation 24(1); and
(b)a statement in writing is produced to the court, purporting to be signed by the accused, containing an admission that the accused was the person who kept the trailer or the user of the trailer at the time of the alleged offence.
(2) Where this regulation applies, the court may accept such a statement as evidence (or, in Scotland, sufficient evidence) that the accused was the person who kept the trailer or the user of the trailer (as appropriate) at the time of the alleged offence.