A maximum of twelve penalty points is permitted on a UK driving licence, quite a significant amount considering speeding can incur up to six, with a fixed penalty notice incurring three. So up to twelve penalty points in any three year period is all you get. Getting caught speeding twice could therefore theoretically land you with a driving ban.
So it is relatively easy to reach this level, and in fact you could do this in one fell swoop. Seeking the advice of a solicitor could therefore be considered as worth the expense, particularly if your job requires you to be able to drive. A solicitor may be able to cut you a deal to avoid the fine and more importantly avoid any penalty points.
Just the issue of one speeding ticket could land you in front of a magistrate.
This has led to an increase in people seeking to avoid speeding fines and particularly seeking to avoid incurring penalty points on their licence. The ideal method is to avoid speeding in the first place. But during distractions it can be easy to negate realising that you have crept over the limit. Just going a few miles over the limit, could result in driving penalty points on your licence.
Bearing in mind that a single speeding ticket is only worth 3 points, a lot of people will simply accept the fine, receive the driving penalty points and then think nothing more about it. The problem with this is it could easily lose you your driving licence if you are subject to other driving offences.
If you wish to avoid this and keep your licence free of points, with preparation this is perfectly possible. You may cite to a magistrate that it is possible you will lose your job if you lose your licence, on numerous occasions this has shown to be perfectly possible. Without any points on your licence to begin with will make the task that much more simple. You may also avoid penalty points by taking a speeding awareness course, perhaps a last resort but effective nevertheless.
Protecting their licence is of course of paramount importance for a great many people, not least because you could be disqualified. If you do face disqualification you may be able to keep your licence if the Court finds that the loss of your licence would cause you a particular hardship necessary to your wellbeing. This can be a difficult process to undertake as to give yourself the best chance of being successful you need to ensure your preparation.
Also bear in mind that there is case law in which you can offer the assertion that hardship will be suffered by others if your licence were to be taken away and that this should be taken into consideration by the Court.