Easy on the gas
Lights, camera, no action. Like many busy company directors, you spend quite a bit of time on the road. So you have to keep an eye out for speed cameras and flashing blue lights in your rear view mirror. These days, it seems easier than ever to collect penalty points for speeding. But what if you were to lose your licence for a bit (under the totting-up provisions, if you collect twelve points in a three-year period, you can expect a six-month ban)? How would your company cope?
Exceptional hardship. Previously, a driver could plead “exceptional hardship”, hoping magistrates would issue a fine rather than a ban. If you could show that being off the road would lead to major problems for you and/or your business, the court had the discretion not to disqualify. However, under new guidance issued by the Magistrates’ Association, pleading exceptional hardship will now be much more difficult. Further evidence of the increasingly hardline approach comes from the Association of Chief Police Officers which is putting together teams to prevent drivers using loopholes to get them off.
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