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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Totting up offence
« on: January 27, 2026, 03:23:59 pm »What points you have now is irrelevant. It's the number of points you had when the offences were committed which count.
Points are "active" for totting up purposes for three years from the date of the offence. If that number reaches twelve within that period you face a mandatory disqualification of six months. You can reduce or avoid this ban entirely if you can show ha you or others will suffer "exceptional hardship" as a result.
You haven't said why there was a delay to the enforcement process. The date the process is eventually concluded is of no importance (other than it delays the start of any ban that might be imposed). If you delayed it in an attempt to avoid a ban you have wasted the effort.
Thanks Newjudge - that makes sense now - looks like I need to take this on the chin and and explain the exceptional hardship bits
generally is it best to go to court to explain the hardship or does a well crafted written explanation work out ok; suppose the other question is how useful is using a solicitor or am I just wasting money
Appreciate the precise details aren't in this post - and apologies