Early Return of Driving Licence

Early Removal of Disqualification

In certain circumstances it is possible to request that the Court remove a disqualification early. An application would need to be made to the Court that imposed the sentence and cannot be used where a Court has disqualified until a driving test is passed. Call us today on 0800 840 4929 to find out more.

The Court will consider the character of the person disqualified and their conduct subsequent to the ban, the nature of the offence that led to the ban and any other circumstances of the case.

No application can be made for the removal of disqualification until two years of the ban has expired in the case of a disqualification of less than four years, one half of the ban where the disqualification imposed was less than 10 years but not less than four years and five years where any other length of ban was imposed by the sentencing Court.

Applications to the Court are likely to be heavily opposed by the Crown Prosecution Service and the Magistrates will require much persuasion to remove the ban early for the driver. A licence is very important to motorists and therefore it’s important not to delay when instructing our solicitors to look at your case.

If the application is refused by the Court no further application can be made until three months following the date of the unsuccessful application. Furthermore, it will be more difficult to persuade Magistrates to ignore any previous decision to refuse the application.

To organise a meeting with a skilled motoring offences solicitor, click here or call us on 0800 840 4929.