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There is rising pressure facing the UK government to reduce the legal limit of alcohol consumption when driving. The current limit stands at 80mg per 100ml of blood which relates to approximately a pint and a half of medium strength lager for an average sized man. The proposed limit would bring it down to 50mg per 100ml of blood which is little more than half a pint or a large glass of wine which is in line with the European Union limit.

Current UK law states that anyone found driving over the legal limit faces an automatic 12 month driving ban but Sir Peter North QC is currently investigating the possibilities of introducing a second, lower penalty for anyone above the lower limit such as 6 points on a driving licence. Changes could also see prosecutions for drivers found with illegal drugs in their bloodstream, regardless of whether it impaired their performance.

According to Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, 430 people were killed as a result of drink driving last year however this figure only refers to people who were over the current legal limit. He also suggests drug-driving is a key concern for the public.

Sir Peter added: ”Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs still leads to a large number of deaths and serious injuries. The challenge is to see whether changes in the law and its processes can reduce casualties.”

AA President, Edmund King also added “the legal issue is more complex than the limit as a sliding scale of penalties could reduce the deterrent effect. There is a serious problem with drink drive repeat offenders with recent figures suggesting that almost a quarter of drink drivers have served a previous ban.”

The proposal is not met with open arms by everyone though, Tony Payne, chief executive of the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations argued “We will fight this very very strongly,” he said. “This will penalise responsible people because of the behaviour of some idiots.

Thousands of motorists are prosecuted every year for a drink driving offence but the punishments for speeding are far less despite it causing a significantly higher number of deaths each year.

If you have lost your driving licence you will have either reached the highest number of penalty points allowed or have committed an offence that was considered by the courts to have put the lives of others at risk.

The length of a driving ban depends on the severity of the offence and can range from one year to ten years. In severe cases, a judge will ban an offender from driving for life, with the safety of the public at mind.

In some less serious offences an offender may be required to serve a Short Period Disqualification (SPD) which is less than fifty six days. Your driving licence will be held by the court for the duration of the period but it will not be revoked, you will not need to retake a test and you can start driving once the SPD has expired.

If you have lost your licence you may reapply after the period of the disqualification which can be done by filling in the correct forms available online or at a post office. This will only get you a provisional driving licence so you can apply to re-take the theory, hazard perception and practical test.

The endorsements of a disqualification will remain on a licence unless otherwise instructed by a magistrate for which you will need to appear and present your case for removal.

For full disqualifications it is possible for drivers to apply to for their licence earlier than the expiry of the disqualification. However, this is dependant on the individual circumstances of the driver and the length of the ban.

A driver may be allowed by a court to only serve half their disqualification if they have undertaken driving improvement courses or other steps to ensure safer driving once qualified. The effect of the ban on an individual’s family life or career may also be considered by the court.

Driving bans exceeding 2 years may be overturned after half the proposed disqualification period, for example for a ban of 10 years you can apply after 5. If you re-offended, driving or otherwise, since your disqualification there is no hope of overturning a ban and if you drive whilst banned you may face a custodial sentence and a hefty fine.

If you are worried about a Drink Driving Ban, then visit Nick Freeman Driving Offence Solicitors.

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If you have ever fancied a privatised registration plate and found yourself only being able to afford the incomprehensible variations on barely significant digits, think about what the other half spend! For some money does not matter so just exactly how much are they prepared to spend on a piece of plastic that will help them get pulled over.

One of the best known expensive number plates is one that arrogantly pronounces itself and the importance of the owner behind the wheel, ‘VIP 1′ was originally commissioned for use on Pope John Paul II’s popemobile. It is now owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich who reportedly paid 285,000 for the privilege of being recognised as ‘the number one VIP’.

Wealthy Liverpudlian Mike McCoomb made over 40m when he sold his mobile phone store to BT Cellnet in 2000. That put him in a position to do things like spending 330,000 on the number plate ‘M1′ which he reportedly bought for his son’s sixth birthday. Unfortunately he won’t be able to drive for nine more years but it doesn’t matter as he probably doesn’t even understand the significance of an expensive number plate.

McCoomb’s record was broken by Afzal Kahn, a Bradford entrepreneur by spending 440,000 on his ‘F1′ number plate which he duly mounted on his Mercedes SLR McLaren, designed by the actual F1 McLaren team. Considering the riches involved in Formula one racing, Kahn believes he was lucky to only pay that much as he believes it could have gone for much more.

The most expensive number plate ever broke the world record in the rich Arab state of Abu Dhabi. Saeed Abdul Ghaffer Khouri, of a wealthy Arab family, paid nearly 8m for the notorious ‘1′ number plate. In the car culture of Abu Dhabi’s, single digit number plates are the most sought after and evidently number one is considered the best. Khouri has not confirmed which car he will be adorning with the number plate but it is certain that whatever he puts it on, the value of the plate will outnumber the car.

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