Archive: Exceptional Hardship
Exceptional Hardship Granted for Caring Responsibilities to Cousin.
This driver, represented by Millicent Dooher, was facing a 6-month totting disqualification following the accumulation of more than 12 penalty points. The Driver was a professional driver, and so relied on his vehicle for work. The Magistrates’ found exceptional hardship in favour of the Driver, specifically in light of the […]
Totting Ban Successfully Appealed on “Other Circumstances” Resulting in no Disqualification
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver at their Crown Court appeal following a 6-month disqualification for totting. The driver did not have strong exceptional hardship, but did have ‘other circumstances’ he felt were sufficient to mean no period of disqualification ought to be imposed. The Court accepted these submissions, granted […]
Driver escapes disqualification following 12 penalty points with successful exceptional hardship application.
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver who faced a 6 month disqualification for ‘totting’ before the Magistrates’ Court. Millicent was able to establish that the driver, who worked as a sole trader in the construction industry and provided work to his step-son who was due to start an apprenticeship, would […]
Driver escapes with 14-day disqualification rather than 6 penalty points
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this Driver before the Magistrates’ Court following a speeding offence. The Driver specifically wanted a disqualification rather than penalty points for the offence due to the impact points would have on him and his work. Millicent was able to convince the Court to deal with the […]
Exceptional Hardship Granted Following Mobile Telephone Offence
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver following a mobile telephone offence. Any mobile telephone offence carries 6 penalty points. The Driver already had 6 penalty points on his licence. The further penalty points meant he became a ‘totter’. Following submissions by Millicent, the Magistrates accepted that any disqualification would cause […]
Exceptional Hardship Argument Successful for Motorist Driving with Mobile Phone
This motorist, represented at the Magistrates Court by barrister Harry Bowyer, was caught using his mobile phone whilst driving. He was able to show that his business would have suffered severely which would have affected the residents in his care home and that his disabled son would have been severely […]
Successful Appeal to the Crown Court for Totter
This driver, represented by Millicent Dooher, had received a totting disqualification of 6 months having received more than 12 penalty points on his licence following a number of speeding offences. A suspension of the disqualification was obtained by Millicent in the first instance, so the client could continue to drive […]
Successful Exceptional Hardship Argument After Two Cases Tied Together
Laura Newton represented a driver who had been called to Court facing a totting up ban due to excess points on his Licence. We had initially been required to tie two cases in different traffic areas together, to give the driver an effective opportunity to present exceptional hardship. If the […]
Exceptional Hardship Argument Saves Licence
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 […]
Business Owner Avoids Disqualification through Successful Exceptional Hardship Argument
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 […]
