Archive: Exceptional Hardship
Driver escapes disqualification with successful exceptional hardship application following 5 speeding offences
Millicent Dooher represented this driver before the Courts following a number of speeding offences. The Driver accrued an additional speeding offence during the Court process. Millicent was able to consolidate the offences, so that all were considered at a single hearing. At the exceptional hardship application hearing, Millicent was able […]
Exceptional Hardship granted for gas and plumbing engineer after he accrued 12 penalty points
This driver was faced with a 6-month totting up disqualification following the accrual of 12 penalty points in 3 years. Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented the driver before the Magistrates, putting forwards an application for exceptional hardship. The exceptional hardship argument was on the basis of loss of employment, and the […]
Driver Escapes Disqualification after ‘Totting’ to 12 Penalty Points Due to Financial Consequences a disqualification would have
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver before the Magistrates’ Court following his accrual of 12 penalty points for 4 speeding offences within 3 years. The Driver was relying on the fact that he would lose his job if he were to be disqualified, and this would lead to him defaulting […]
Successful exceptional hardship appeal by telesales company owner – 16 additional days of disqualification before the driver then received a clean driving licence.
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this driver at his exceptional hardship appeal before the Crown Court. The basis of the exceptional hardship was in relation to the driver’s company, the employees that would lose their jobs and the impact on the driver’s family. The Driver had already been disqualified for a […]
Exceptional Hardship Granted for Wedding Performer
Millicent Dooher represented this driver who was facing a totting disqualification following the accumulation of 12 penalty points. The driver was looking for full time work, whilst playing in a wedding band. The Court accepted that this did meet the requirements for exceptional hardship where the Driver would have let […]
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 […]
