Penalty points & totting-up disqualification (Totting-up)

With the rapid growth of speed cameras it is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid getting penalty points, especially if your job involves high mileage driving. Speeding, for example, carries a minimum of three points and it can be more, mainly depending on how fast you were going.

If you reach twelve points for offences within a three year period, the Court has to disqualify you for at least six months, unless you can show that a ban would cause you exceptional hardship, for example loss of employment. We can usually help you keep your licence by gathering the necessary evidence to establish exceptional hardship and representing you in Court - anywhere in England or Wales.

Our experience over many years has helped many motorists to save their licence and job and our success rate in these cases is very high. Many people are recommended to us by other lawyers and quite a few of our clients are themselves Solicitors or Barristers! We also represent many people who drive for a living, for example sales people and truck drivers.

The Prosecutor will always be a Solicitor or Barrister and your case will be thoroughly examined by the Magistrates, who will decide whether or not to ban you. You may well be rigorously cross-examined by either the Prosecutor and/or the Magistrates and so it makes sense to make sure that you are represented by an experienced Solicitor to put forward your case and look after your interests.

If you have a case coming up, talk to us first - we can almost certainly help. An initial consultation is free and our prices thereafter are reasonable and fixed in advance.