hunck
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Informative site. It says this:The lengths of driving bans are not arbitrary. They are calculated on a points basis. Accumulating enough points on the driving licence in a certain amount of time triggers a ban.
Here is a helpful website, Driving Ban, run by a company called Motor Lawyers.
This page has a guide to how points are added up.
Speeding Ban/Speeding Offences
So there is little leeway for favours.
I worked at the local Magistrates' Courts and saw a few defendants argue the toss to keep their licences or reduce the length of the ban.
They succeeded if they pushed hard enough. Must've been expensive though.
Since our MP friend already had 6 points from 2 previous speeding convictions, he’s seemed to get off as lightly as is possible in escaping the ‘probable’ 6 month ban.What is the likely length of an instant ban for a speeding offence?
In most cases it can vary from 7 to 56 days, but the Court does have complete discretion so in an extreme situation a ban of 120 days or more could be imposed. However, if you already have 6 or more points on your licence and the speed alleged is so high that you would normally face an instant ban, the probability is that the Court will endorse your licence with 6 points, which would take you to 12+ points and trigger a 6 month totting up ban.
Fancy that..