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be ‘wiped clean’ and the points reset to 0. So there will be people out there who attended Court, received a 6-month ban and are now happily driving again.
Now if the government goes ahead and reopens their old case and removes three of the penalty points, it means their licence is not wiped clean anymore, putting them back up to 9 penalty points as well as dragging them back through the court. Drivers might not want that to happen.
confirmed that affected drivers would be compensated, saying the government “would correct any incorrect prosecutions”. However, National Highways has stopped short of identifying exactly where compensation will be due; releasing a statement simply stating that drivers “will be reimbursed and have points removed from their licence where relevant.”
But how much compensation will they receive? Will they be due compensation for just the increased premiums? Or for having to wrongfully attend Court?
And what about those who lost their jobs. There will no doubt be private hire and taxi drivers who have had their licences revoked due to the number of penalty points on their licence, which will now be removed. Those drivers will need to be compensated for loss of earnings, and local authorities taken back to Court to have those decisions overturned. None of that so far has even remotely been discussed by the government?
And what about those who have been disqualified?
When a driver accumulates 12 points within three years they will usually be banned for 6 months. So those drivers who have been wrongfully banned – will they be compensated for all the additional public transport costs? Or lost work? Or for needlessly attending Court?
And what about the drivers who perhaps might not want their case removed. It sounds strange, but there will be cases where people want to just let things lie. After a driver is banned for 6 months their licence will
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It seems to us that the police have tried to do the right thing by making the mistake public and overturning the points/fines immediately. But so far, they have only scratched the surface, but the complications have not been considered yet. Every case is going to have to be dealt with on its own facts, due to these issues being far more complex than anyone realises.
We have seen how complex the issue of
compensation can be after the Post Office scandal – so let’s hope the government sets up a compensation scheme a lot quicker here.
Do I need legal advice?
If you have received a letter from the police, or even if you think you could be affected, contact us on
advice@pattersonlaw.co.uk or call us on 01626 359800 for free legal advice. We can go through your case with you and, depending on the complexities of your case, we can assist you.
If your case is as straightforward as removing points or cancelling a speed awareness course, it should be done automatically and you may not need legal assistance.
But if your case is more complex and needs to go back into Court, it’s very sensible to at least obtain initial legal advice as to how this could affect you moving forward.
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