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Driver Acquitted of Failing to Provide Details After Trial - January 2025
Laura Newton represented a driver who faced 6 penalty points after being unable to respond to a Notice of Intended Prosecution. Our client had been asked to provide the details of the driver of a vehicle linked to his business but, for genuine reasons, was unable to do so and […]
Driver Escapes Disqualification after ‘Totting’ to 12 Penalty Points Due to Financial Consequences a disqualification would have - January 2025
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. - January 2025
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 […]
Prosecution Offer No Evidence Following s.172 Charge for Failing to Provide Driver Details - December 2024
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver who had been charged with the offence of failing to provide driver details. The driver contended that he had received the notice and responded. Millicent was able to obtain all the required evidence and, prior to the hearing, the Prosecution confirmed that they were […]
Exceptional Hardship Granted for Wedding Performer - December 2024
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 […]
Crown Court Judge Finds Special Reasons for not Endorsing Licence and Gives an Absolute Discharge to Driver Charged with Dangerous Driving for Driving Wrong Way Down Dual Carriageway! - December 2024
This driver, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, was driving down a dual carriageway late at night when the police stopped the traffic. The driver’s profoundly autistic child, aged 16 was in the car. The traffic was stopped for over a hour. The driver’s daughter, easily triggered by noise and unusual […]
Exceptional Hardship Granted for Caring Responsibilities to Cousin. - November 2024
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 […]
TFL Private Hire Revocation on Grounds of Suspected Account Sharing Successfully Appealed. - November 2024
This TfL Driver had his licence revoked following a concern of account sharing after the operator requested a ‘selfie’ ID check that seemingly started and ended in different locations. The TfL driver refuted the account sharing and appealed the decision to the Magistrates’ Court. The Driver was able to continue […]
s.172 Charge Withdrawn on Day of Trial - November 2024
This driver was facing a s.172 offence before the Magistrates’ for failing to provide driver details following a traffic offence. The owner had allowed another to drive his vehicle as a ‘test drive’ when he was looking to sell the vehicle. The owner had made enquiries about the potential purchaser, […]
Poor Police Evidence Leads to Prosecution Offering No Evidence on Day of Trial for Mobile Phone Offence. - November 2024
This driver, represented by Millicent Dooher, barrister, was facing a mobile telephone offence. This carries 6 penalty points if convicted. Millicent represented this driver for his trial. In the pre-hearing discussions on the day of the trial, the Prosecution agreed to offer no evidence due to the poor police evidence […]
