Filter by Category
- Appeal
- Crown Court
- Exceptional Hardship
- Fail to Identify
- Magistrates Court
- Single Justice Procedure
- Special Reasons
Exceptional Hardship Argument Saves Licence - February 2023
Laura Newton attended at the Magistrates’ Court in Derby to represent a driver facing a totting up disqualification for reaching 12 points. In preparing the case, we were able to gather evidence to present to the Court to show that a 6 month disqualification would cause exceptional hardship for him […]
New Driver escapes revocation with 7 day disqualification instead. - January 2023
Millicent Dooher represented this driver at the Magistrate’s Court following a top bracket speeding offence. Top bracket speeding offences carry 6 penalty points or a disqualification. This driver was a new driver, having passed his test in the last 2 years. Any new driver with 6 penalty points on their […]
Business Owner Avoids Disqualification through Successful Exceptional Hardship Argument - January 2023
Laura Newton acted for a driver before Harrogate Magistrates’ Court. The business owner was facing a totting up disqualification for excessive penalty points. Evidence was presented to the Court regarding the wider impact of the disqualification on the driver’s ability to run her business and care for her daughter as […]
No Insurance Dropped at Court – Driver Avoids Disqualification for Careless Driving Allowing Driver to Stay in Employment. - January 2023
Laura Newton represented a driver facing prosecution for driving without insurance and careless driving, including allegations travelling at 80mph in 50mph area and cutting into a line of traffic. Careless driving usually carries a disqualification or up to 9 points. At the hearing, a detailed pre court conference took place. […]
Driver Avoids Custody/Community Sentence Following Conviction for Failing to Provide a Specimen - January 2023
Millicent Dooher represented this driver before the Magistrates at his sentencing hearing after a conviction of failing to provide a specimen. This offence can carry up to 26 weeks custody. After listening to the mitigation, the Magistrates agreed to deal with this offence by way of a fine. A mandatory […]
‘Totter’ with 13 Penalty Points Avoids Disqualification Through Successful Exceptional Hardship Argument - December 2022
This driver, represented at the Magistrates’ Court by Millicent Dooher, had pleaded guilty to 4 speeding offences, totalling 13 penalty points. Following mitigation, the Court accepted that the driver would face exceptional hardship should any disqualification be imposed and as such imposed no period of disqualification for this driver. The […]
Car Driver Who Collided with Motorcycle and Failed to Stop & Report Retains Driving Licence - November 2022
This driver, represented at the Magistrates’ Court by Millicent Dooher, was pleading guilty to failing to stop following an accident, failing to report an accident and driving without due care and attention after colliding with a motorcycle. Millicent convinced the Court to deal with it by way of a community […]
Successful Appeal to the Crown Court: 6-month Disqualification Quashed due to Exceptional Hardship - November 2022
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver at his appeal hearing before the Crown Court following the imposition of a 6-month disqualification after accumulating more than 12 penalty points in 3 years, ‘totting’. The Court were persuaded that this driver would suffer exceptional hardship should the disqualification be reimposed and as […]
7-day Disqualification Instead of 6 month Starting Point Disqualification for Speeding Driver - October 2022
This driver, represented by Millicent Dooher, was facing a 6-month disqualification having been convicted of 4 speeding offences. The client had accepted 2 speeding offences as fixed penalty notices, and two offences were before the Court. A discretionary disqualification was sought on the offences, to prevent the driver from ‘totting’ […]
Successful s.172 Trial Where Driver, “Could Not Say Whether it was Him or His Wife Driving. - October 2022
Millicent Dooher represented this driver at the Magistrates’ Court. The driver was charged with a speeding offence and one offence of failing to provide driver details under s.172. The driver contended that he could not identify who was driving: it was either himself or his wife. The Magistrates accepted that […]
