The study discovered that male motorists receiving a three point conviction can up their premiums by as much as 24%, for female motorists the average cost can be around 13%.

Penalty points generally stay on a licence for 4 years and this can cost as much as £692.00 for men and £276.00 for women over this time.

If you have been offered a Fixed Penalty Notice for an alleged speeding offence, call our lawyers today on 0800 2800 912 for advice.

Out of the 10,000, those that have 25 points or more have a range of offences from uninsured driving, mobile phone, speeding and driving without due care and attention. Normally when a motorist reaches 12 points they face a totting disqualification, usually 6 months.Arguments of Exceptional hardship can be put forward in situations where a driver is facing disqualification as a result of totting.

From a survey of 1900 people, only 15% think that fixed penalty notices are an effective deterrent for careless driving offences. An overwhelming 90% thought that if caught committing a road traffic offence that the driver should be given the option between accepting points or attending a driver awareness course. The survey indicates that rather than constantly add points to licences for bad driving habits a better approach would be to allow drivers the opportunity to improve their driving skills.

Essex police said it has launched a formal criminal investigation into claims that Mr Huhne tried to evade penalty points for speeding.

A Freedom of Information request made by the BBC found that there are 638 motorists in the South West that have racked up more than 12 points on their licences but are still driving. These circumstances can come about if the driver can prove in court that a mandatory driving ban would have a negative effect on others, generally called exceptional hardship.

Only 1% out of the 800 drivers questioned believes that the roads are populated with motorists driving in a safe manner. The survey points towards drivers ‘overestimating’ their driving ability and blaming the actions of other motorists.

The loophole is a result of there being no legal requirement for court staff to pass on licence details to the Road Safety Authority. On occasions drivers wouldn’t bring their licence to court or court staff simply hasn’t collected the information. The Irish Courts say that the matter of following up such an offence of not presenting a licence is not a matter for the Courts Service. Changes to the Irish 2009 Road Traffic Act will prevent this loophole by insisting that drivers bring along at least a photocopy of their licence.

Mr Smith had the replica made of his dog which died in the 1059′s and has mounted the replica on every car he has owned since. He thinks that someone he crossed swords with reported him to the police. He could have faced a fine of £50 and 5 points if he ignored the Police.

The director had 11 points on his licence then went to court on a speeding charge for exceeding a 50mph limit and received another 6 points taking him up to 17 points. He avoided the ban by putting forward mitigating circumstances, in particular that a driving ban would prevent him from taking his mother to the local GP.

The blunder identified the location of a speed camera wrongly on the legal paperwork which effectively means every ticket issued (nearly 25,000) since the order was drafted is invalid. The Partnership will refund fines and remove penalty points on licences as far back as 10 years. The error was discovered when a lorry driver challenged his ticket in court.