Driving Ban And Totting Up

Motoring Lawyer Direct came into being because we had realised that the reason that vast
majority of the public come into contact with a criminal justice system is through alleged
motoring offences. We are experts in understanding the driving ban rules in detail so that
you can maximise your chances of avoiding a driving ban.

When it comes to chances of losing your driving licence, there are three ways in which
this may happen: you perform an offence which leads a court to impose a driving ban for
the particular offence in question, you face the totting up ban, or it happens under the New
Drivers Act.

A driving ban for the offence concerned is often because of an allegation of driving at high
speed. The higher the speed, the greater the risk of an instant ban is. The driving ban rules
of UK give the following speed guidelines to assist the court in determining whether a person
is at risk of a driving ban:

Speed Limit
30 miles per hour
40 miles per hour
50 miles per hour
60 miles per hour
70 miles per hour

These are only guidelines and are due to be amended for certain categories of individual.

In cases such as dangerous driving, which can result in death, or drunk driving, a driving
ban is obligatory unless legal argument can be raised, including special reasons. For offences
other than this, it may be possible to avoid a ban, provided that the correct mitigation or
special reasons argument is presented to the court within the due time.

Dealing now with the totting up driving ban, this rule was actually brought in an attempt to
provide the courts with another method of punishing the motorist, apart from the original fine
that was charged against them. The totting up driving ban rules consist of a series of penalty
points, and the more serious the offence committed by the driver is, the higher are the number
of points. If a driver reaches 12 points in a 3 year period, he is regarded as having ‘totted up’
and so needs to be disqualified.

The New Drivers Act consists of a driving ban rule, which have the consequence that a
person who is a new driver can only reach a maximum of 6 points in a 2 year period (rather
than the usual 12 points within a three year period). Therefore, if a new driver reaches 6
points within this timescale, his licence can be revoked. After the licence is revoked, a
provisional license is issued on application. In short, the new driver starts all over again.

We, at Motoring Lawyer Direct, understand that there are some responsible citizens that
face a possible driving ban, even when they know that they are not involved in any alleged
driving mishap. Therefore, we offer you best driving ban lawyers at Motoring Lawyer
Direct, who understand all the driving ban codes and rules. So, you know the people you
need to turn to, in case you face a driving ban!

Speed Alleged
If exceeds 51 miles per hour
If exceeds 66 miles per hour
If exceeds 75 miles per hour
If exceeds 85 miles per hour
If exceeds 100 miles per hour


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