Speeding

[Chewey]

Hi There

Hi
OK so i have been caught on camera for doing 50 mph in a 30 zone in a Industrial zone at about 7.50 am on Thursday 27^th June on a road that was quiet

I received the notice to prosecute letter within 14 days which was all correct
I presume I would need to go for mitigating/hardship circumstances
I can only put the speed down to a momentary lapse
I have been driving for 20 years & has never had any points on my licence at all
The hardship circumstances are as follows
I am a registered disabled blue badge holder & can only walk about 20 meters before I have to stop, I also cannot stand very well for long periods, so I need my car to get around in
I could lose my job as I work about 45 mins from home & work different shifts between 8 am to 10pm
I have 2 sons the oldest is eight years old and is diagnosed as autistic, so sometimes he has meltdowns at school & either the school or he can’t cope & needs to come home so i would be phoned first
My second son is 1 year old & I look after him on Thursdays
I have just received a Single Justice Procedure pack where I will plead guilty
Regarding my circumstances do I need to provide proof?
And could someone help me to draft a mitigating circumstances letter to the court. I’m planning to do submit this via the internet

Many Thanks

Chewey

[Aukey]

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[wales01man]

Don't despair you may be offered a speed awareness course means no licence points no fine You can plead mitagating circumstances that you describe to the court and take a chance. Problem may be you amount you were over the limit.

[lgfa92]

50mph in a 30mph could be a short ban or it could be points - with a clean licence and no other aggravating circumstances then most benches would likely go down the points router rather than a ban but that would be up to the bench.

It's not exceptional hardship as that applies where there's a totting up, what you're really asking is for them to apply points instead of a short ban. What you are wanting is to persuade them that points is more appropriate than a ban.