Penalty points disqualification; Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, s. 35.

When a person’s penalty points number 12 or more the Court must order him to be disqualified for not less than a minimum period (usually six months), unless exceptional hardship would follow from the disqualification; or alternatively, mitigating circumstances may be sufficient for the Court to reduce the period of disqualification.
Exceptional hardship must be exactly that: exceptional. The Court will normally wish to hear evidence to satisfy themselves of the existence of exceptional hardship. The Court might consider whether or not a driving licence is necessary for an offender to go to work. The court will take account of a number of factors, such as hours and pattern of work, together with distance travelled and the availability of other means of transport.
These are just some of the issues that may arise when facing penalty points disqualification. A person must obtain proper legal advice, and would normally be represented by a lawyer to advance these forms of mitigation.
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