Getting your licence back
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BY LES OLDR1DGE, A.I.R.T.E., A.M.!. M. L a professional driver is disqualified iving by a court it is only natural that loyal of this disqualification is a matter greatest urgency for him. The period rust elapse and the court's powers in pect are dealt with by the Road Traffic 30, Section 106, as amended.
aid down that such a person may apply :.ourt by which the disqualification was for the disqualification to be removed court may, as it thinks proper, having to the character of the person and his t subsequent to the disqualification, the of the offence and any other circum, of the case, either remove the fication as from such date as may be specified or refuse the application.
No application of this nature may be made before the expiration of: (a) two years, if the disqualification is for less than four years; lb) one half of the period of the disqualification, if it is for less than 10 years but not for less than four years: Cc) five years in any other case.
Where the court refuses the application another one cannot be made for at least three months. An application cannot be made for removal of a disqualification made under the "totting upprocedure, i.e. three endorsements in three years.
If it is decided to take advantage of this law and to apply to the court for removal of the disqualification a summons is served on the police to show cause why the application should not be granted. They then make inquiries and at the hearing give the magistrates as much information as they can to assist the court to come to a decision.