Driving disqualification - 2025 guideline
Discussion
In force from today.
Includes some questions to consider when considering the length of a disqualification over and above any applicable minimum (and any period spent in custody):
- How bad was any driving concerned in the present offence?
- Does the offender have a history of poor driving, driving unlicensed, or breaching disqualifications?
- Will the public be at risk of harm from the offender’s driving in future?
- Will the disqualification period provide a sufficient deterrent to the offender, helping to ensure their future driving is of an acceptable standard?
- How will the disqualification affect the offender’s prospects for rehabilitation (with particular regard to employment, training, and family responsibilities)?
- What will the impact be on third parties (including children and dependent family members) for the duration of the disqualification?
- What is the aggregate period that the offender will be prevented from driving, bearing in mind any period spent in custody?
- Standing back, is the disqualification fair and proportionate, considering the culpability of the offender and the harm done?
The 'totting up' guideline has been (very slightly) revised; see para 33 et seq.
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/overarching-g...
Includes some questions to consider when considering the length of a disqualification over and above any applicable minimum (and any period spent in custody):
- How bad was any driving concerned in the present offence?
- Does the offender have a history of poor driving, driving unlicensed, or breaching disqualifications?
- Will the public be at risk of harm from the offender’s driving in future?
- Will the disqualification period provide a sufficient deterrent to the offender, helping to ensure their future driving is of an acceptable standard?
- How will the disqualification affect the offender’s prospects for rehabilitation (with particular regard to employment, training, and family responsibilities)?
- What will the impact be on third parties (including children and dependent family members) for the duration of the disqualification?
- What is the aggregate period that the offender will be prevented from driving, bearing in mind any period spent in custody?
- Standing back, is the disqualification fair and proportionate, considering the culpability of the offender and the harm done?
The 'totting up' guideline has been (very slightly) revised; see para 33 et seq.
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/overarching-g...
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