Chances of overturning driving ban?
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Step out of the car ma'am... Oh your feet are sublime... Have a lovely day (plz send pics)Not sure the boys in blue would see it that way if they pulled us over
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Very telling that this thread became a lot more empathetic and amusing since it got moved from GD xD
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Either way it's not like people who are banned are physically forced to stop driving - few trips here and there is no bother if necessary so don't let it fret you too much
Probably why the hit and run drivers leg it after running over kids and killing them in Birmingham
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Yup, the 4 year old killed at the end of May was just a couple of miles away. The ******** **** had his own kids in the car and "couldn't let them see it" so drove them home safe and sound before handing himself in. Hopefully the scumbag suffers a nasty "accident"
"unlucky" sounds like she had no control over it. Perhaps a ban would be in everyone's interests if she's losing control of the car so often?
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Not much trolling, he just doesn't like what was being said
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Hmmm, 'loosing control of the car' is a bit histrionic.
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Not much trolling, he just doesn't like what was being said
Not particularly, I wouldn't have posted it there if I didn't expect the majority of responses to be (rightly or wrongly) unsympathetic. Was genuinely curious as to whether anyone else had been through something similar
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I *THINK* "Driving furiously" is still on the statute books from the days of horse drawn carriages
I'd take the points to have that on my licence
I *THINK* "Driving furiously" is still on the statute books from the days of horse drawn carriages
I'd take the points to have that on my licence
I think it's riding furiously. Either way I'll have it too!
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I can just imagine an unsympathetic magistrate saying, "Ms, I couldn't help but notice your subtle but erotic display of your divine feet, they really are a superb asset to you, you'll be using them a lot for a while, 12 months ban, next case please".
Seriously. though, good luck, it must be a worry and there but for the grace of God and all that...
Seriously. though, good luck, it must be a worry and there but for the grace of God and all that...
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I can just imagine an unsympathetic magistrate saying, "Ms, I couldn't help but notice your subtle but erotic display of your divine feet, they really are a superb asset to you, you'll be using them a lot for a while, 12 months ban, next case please".
Seriously. though, good luck, it must be a worry and there but for the grace of God and all that...
Aha thanks. The max they can apply is a 6 month ban so at the very most she'll be driving again by Christmas (just about)...
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I know someone similar to this who got 12 points and then got caught again. They went to court and pleaded hardship/need car for job so they gave him a further 3 points and £250 fine but importantly let him off without a ban. Unfortunately, with 15 points on his license he then got caught speeding again and they banned him for 12 months and a substantial fine (I can't remember exactly but sure it was around £1000).
If you read this - 6 months is a minimum not a maximum:
www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
If you read this - 6 months is a minimum not a maximum:
3. ‘Totting up’ disqualification
www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Yep, 6 months minimum for totting up.I know someone similar to this who got 12 points and then got caught again. They went to court and pleaded hardship/need car for job so they gave him a further 3 points and £250 fine but importantly let him off without a ban. Unfortunately, with 15 points on his license he then got caught speeding again and they banned him for 12 months and a substantial fine (I can't remember exactly but sure it was around £1000).
If you read this - 6 months is a minimum not a maximum:
3. ‘Totting up’ disqualification
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I know someone similar to this who got 12 points and then got caught again. They went to court and pleaded hardship/need car for job so they gave him a further 3 points and £250 fine but importantly let him off without a ban. Unfortunately, with 15 points on his license he then got caught speeding again and they banned him for 12 months and a substantial fine (I can't remember exactly but sure it was around £1000).
If you read this - 6 months is a minimum not a maximum:
3. ‘Totting up’ disqualification
The 6 months was the maximum sentence stated in the letter given the offences noted. I would like to think anything she has to say isn't likely to increase that on the day
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She needs to make an exceptional hardship plea. The most effective pleas don’t focus on hardship for the driver as after all it’s supposed to be a punishment. Instead, they focus on hardship that would be caused to others as a result of the ban.
For example, if you have an elderly relative you need to drive to medical appointments and there’s no public transport available, that could be a good argument.
It’s also wise to be explain why public transport / taxis etc would not be an option.
For those who are mentioning pleading exceptional hardship and getting the ban reduced, as far as I’m aware that never happens. You either have a successful plea in which case you don’t get banned, or you aren’t successful in which case you’re banned for 6 months. It’s not something you can negotiate.
It’s worth mentioning that you can’t use the same plea twice, so if she gets caught again she’ll have a bit of a problem.
There are forums dedicated to helping people in these sorts of situations which will probably help you out more than people will on here. Fightback forums is one of them.
For example, if you have an elderly relative you need to drive to medical appointments and there’s no public transport available, that could be a good argument.
It’s also wise to be explain why public transport / taxis etc would not be an option.
For those who are mentioning pleading exceptional hardship and getting the ban reduced, as far as I’m aware that never happens. You either have a successful plea in which case you don’t get banned, or you aren’t successful in which case you’re banned for 6 months. It’s not something you can negotiate.
It’s worth mentioning that you can’t use the same plea twice, so if she gets caught again she’ll have a bit of a problem.
There are forums dedicated to helping people in these sorts of situations which will probably help you out more than people will on here. Fightback forums is one of them.
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Appreciate your post, thank you.
We're working on it every evening and we are indeed pursuing EH. I think we have enough evidence to support it but I keep hearing that it's very much a mood of the day sort of thing and that nothing is guaranteed.