Driving: Disqualification
(asked on 11th November 2024) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their expected timescale for drivers with 12 or more points on their licence to be brought to court to be disqualified from driving, or to be disqualified in their absence.
This question was answered on 27th November 2024
Section 127 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 requires that court proceedings must commence within six months from the time when the offence was committed.
Endorsement and disqualification are always at the court's discretion and it remains open to the court not to disqualify or to disqualify for a shorter period than that specified, if it considers there are special circumstances.