Totting Up Disqualifications: Legal Advice & Defence
At Lanyon Bowdler, our team of specialist motoring offence solicitors is here to provide legal advice and representation if you have been given a totting up disqualification.
We have many years of experience helping clients stay on the road by raising arguments of exceptional hardship, which is the only way to prevent a driving ban.
To find out more about our legal services for motorists who have been through the totting up procedure and how you could overturn a ban, call us on 0800 652 3371 today. Alternatively you can contact Stephen Scully on 07776 184489 or Chris Grainger on 07967 005618 or complete our online enquiry form.
What is the Totting Up Procedure?
Totting up disqualifications are handed to drivers who have amassed 12 penalty points within any three year period. Once the milestone has been reached, the court will then be forced to impose, at a hearing, a disqualification for at least six months.
Before imposing the ban, however, the defendant is given the chance to raise an exceptional hardship argument.
What is Exceptional Hardship?
An exceptional hardship argument aims to show that taking away a driving license from the defendant would cause more suffering than for the average driver.
The court would then decide on the seriousness of the implications of banning the defendant from driving.
However, there is no statutory definition of exceptional hardship and it is often decided by the court on a case-by-case basis. Representation by an expert team of solicitors is the best way to improve your chances of succeeding with an exceptional hardship argument.
Contact Lanyon Bowdler
To get in touch with our experts and find out more about totting up disqualifications and exceptional hardship arguments, call 0800 652 3371 or contact Stephen Scully on 07776 184489 or Chris Grainger on 07967 005618. Alternatively you can complete our online enquiry form.