ThisisBigBrother.com - UK TV Forums - Lancashire motorist on road with 30 points

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-14338331

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A motorist in Lancashire is still driving with 30 points on their licence, it has been revealed.

The information was obtained from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) via a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from the BBC.

The request found that 436 people in Lancashire and south Cumbria have 12 or more points on their licences but have not been banned from driving.

One driver, from Blackburn, is driving with 30 points on his or her licence.

Twelve points usually means a temporary ban for a driver, but courts can use their discretion if motorists argue that a ban would cause them "exceptional hardship".

The DVLA said it has no influence over the sentences imposed.

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Six hundred drive with 12 points in Greater Manchester

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Hundreds of drivers on Staffordshire and Cheshire roads with 12 penalty points

So how many throughout the UK have been "excused" ..... :shocked: