PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Driving Licences: Disqualification (21 October 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drivers have avoided disqualification from driving within the last year by pleading the loss of their licence would cause exceptional hardship.
Asked by:
Ruth Cadbury (Labour)
Asked by:
Ruth Cadbury (Labour)
Answer
Information about drivers who have not been disqualified from driving as a result of a court accepting that disqualification would lead to exceptional hardship is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The Government is committed to making sure that sentencing for those who kill or cause serious injury on the roads is proportionate within the context of our wider sentencing framework. It is our intention to commence a consultation on driving offences and penalties before the end of the year.
Answered by:
Mr Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat)
31 October 2016
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