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Drink driving

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Daniel_wb
Daniel_wb Posts: 15 Forumite
in Motoring
S.42 of The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

Has any one been to court to have there driving liecence back early.

Post past experience
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  • EssexExile
    EssexExile Posts: 6,454 Forumite
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    I've been in court when this has happened, it was a while ago so I can't recall the exact details. I think it was something like a 3 year ban which was over half spent & she had a job lined up that required her to drive. She got what she wanted. I suspect that the bench are so used to people coming up before them again & again for similar matters that if someone appears who made one bad mistake several years ago & has been good since (or not caught!) they get looked on kindly.
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  • pd52
    pd52 Posts: 514 Forumite
    Hope that it doesn't get given back early !
  • bigjl
    bigjl Posts: 6,457 Forumite
    If you got more than a 1 yr Ban then the circumstances of the DD offence are likely to be worse than the average offence.

    Personally Inhope they increase the ban.
  • Daniel_wb
    Daniel_wb Posts: 15 Forumite
    Courts can't increase the ban as double jeopardy implied
  • BeenThroughItAll
    BeenThroughItAll Posts: 5,018 Forumite
    Daniel_wb wrote: »
    Courts can't increase the ban as double jeopardy implied

    If you're such an expert then, why are you here asking about process.

    Hope the ban's a long one, drink drivers are !!!!!!!!s.
  • Daniel_wb
    Daniel_wb Posts: 15 Forumite
    Thee driver has already admitted to the offence pleaded guilty As double jeopardy
    Can't be implied
  • BeenThroughItAll
    BeenThroughItAll Posts: 5,018 Forumite
    Daniel_wb wrote: »
    Thee driver has already admitted to the offence pleaded guilty As double jeopardy
    Can't be implied

    You're struggling with your words there I see. Maybe a drink would help?
  • Exemplar
    Exemplar Posts: 1,610 Forumite
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    BeenThroughItAll wrote: »
    You're struggling with your words there I see. Maybe a drink would help?

    Thank you thank you I'm here all night!
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  • londonTiger
    londonTiger Posts: 4,903 Forumite
    dd should be ban for life. You cannot be trusted to do something as basic as drive sober.
  • shaun_from_Africa
    shaun_from_Africa Posts: 12,858 Forumite
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    Daniel_wb wrote: »
    Courts can't increase the ban as double jeopardy implied


    You really should read up on what you are going to post about before actually posting.


    Double jeopardy refers to being tried for the same offence twice and has nothing to do with an appeals court increasing the original sentence.
    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/drivers-sentence-for-deaths-is-doubled-1594346.html
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