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Driving Bans – Not Just for Traffic Offences
Most people know that driving bans may follow for serious road traffic offences or a series of lower-level traffic crimes as a result of ‘totting up’. Few of our clients know that disqualifications can follow in other cases. For example, using a vehicle to facilitate the commission of an offence. What is the relevant law? There are two relevant provisions in the Powers of Criminal...Read More
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Targeting Drink Drivers; None for the road
The government has announced its intention to use new roadside breathalysers, in a move that could see a further 6,000 convictions per year for drink driving. At the moment, the breath test procedure is carried out in 2 stages. A person who tests positive at the roadside will be arrested and taken to a police station for a further test to be administered. This is known as the ‘evidential test’...Read More
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Driving disqualification – get your licence back
In some instances, it is possible to apply to a court and ask that a driving disqualification is ended early. Therefore, if your circumstances have changed since being disqualified, it is worth discussing with one of our criminal law specialists whether or not you can take advantage of this legal provision. What are the rules? You can ask the court to reduce your disqualification period...Read More
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