Escaping Disqualification: Exceptional Hardship
When facing a disqualification from driving, you can sometimes escape the punishment by claiming it will cause you exceptional hardship. However, doing so will likely require a perfectly executed argument, best put forward by motoring solicitors, rather than yourself.
Claiming exceptional hardship is appealing to the court’s discretion to request that they don’t ban you, on the grounds that doing so will case you (and those people related to you) a great deal of problems. These problems include loss of employment, financial difficulties and loss of prospects, though the list of potential hardships is specific to each case and normally multiple problems are required. For this reason is it very important you take on motoring solicitors to present your case for you, as it will require highly technical arguments.
Many people find the potential loss of employment is not enough to claim exceptional hardship, which is strange considering the fact that finding employment is one of the hardest things you can do these days. However, the negative impact a disqualification from driving can have on family life and finances can help increase your chances of escaping disqualification, so it is worth considering all the problems it will cause you, not just the most obvious.
