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Having your driver’s licence suspended can devastate the average person who relies on their licence to have transportation for their day-to-day needs and employment. At James & Jaramillo, we know this as a fact and are here to help you through this difficult circumstance.
Once your licence suspension takes place for any reason, you must seek legal advice as soon as possible. The sooner you acquire a legal team, the better! Our traffic lawyers Sydney are prepared to work their magic to get you the results you desire regarding your case. Our suspended licence lawyers have your priorities in mind.
We want you to safely be back on the road as soon as possible so that your life doesn’t have to be on pause due to lack of transportation.
We want our services to be accessible to everyone. That is why we provide a free consultation call with our driving suspension lawyers available 24/7! Call us now at (02) 8378 8585 to discuss your options today and get you closer to success in the trial.
Here is a list of common offences that can result in a suspended licence:
Please Note: This list is not exhaustive. The specific reason for your licence suspension might not be listed here. If this is the case, our suspended licence lawyers can still help you!
Our legal work is not exclusive to cases surrounding suspended driving licences. Our team brings success to clients of all legal cases in the realm of traffic law, including:
You have the right to appeal your immediate licence suspension through the local courts. Our driving suspension lawyers can aid you in this process and look forward to doing so.
A loss of demerit points may be affected by a licence suspension. However, the court does not have control over this matter as demerit points are only moderated by Roads & Maritime Services. Therefore, it is likely to obtain demerit point penalties for traffic offences.
The length of the licence suspension is determined by how the licence suspension took effect. However, there are factors that our driving suspension lawyers, as your legal representation, can work with to ensure that you receive your licence. If your charge was given through law enforcement, the amount of time is more flexible.
James & Jaramillo Lawyers can help you when you obtain a notice of suspension. Our suspended licence lawyers may be able to reduce or eliminate suspension periods.
Our driving suspension lawyers know how much it rests on having a driver’s licence. Having access to transportation through your vehicle is life-changing. We want to protect that privilege for you!
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Our legal work is not exclusive to cases surrounding suspended driving licences. Our team brings success to clients of all legal cases in the realm of traffic law, including:
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Losing your licence can be incredibly frustrating, mainly if you rely on it for work or family commitments. We understand the stress and anxiety that losing your licence can cause, and our main desire is to ensure that you have access to the options that can help you get your life back on track. The good news is that options are always available, and our driving suspension lawyers can help you explore them.
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Yes, police can suspend and confiscate your license on the sport or within 48 hours of a person being charged or issued a penalty notice for a relevant offence.
This depends on whether you are charged by police or issued a penalty notice.
If you get issued a penalty notice for low range drink driving offence, the suspension will apply for 3 months.
If you get issued a penalty notice for speeding in excess of 45km/h over the speed limit, the suspension will apply for 6 months.
If you hold a learner or provisional licence and are issued a penalty notice for speeding in excess of 30 km/h but not more than 45 km/h over the limit, or a learner driver driving unaccompanied by a supervising driver, the suspension will apply for 3months.
If you are charged by police you will be provided with a type of court attendance notice. If the alleged offence is serious enough police may not give you bail and you would need to apply for bail before the court on the day or the following day.
The suspension will remain in place until the offence is heard by a court. If you are convicted by a judicial officer, you will be disqualified for a period of time. The length of the time will depend on the type of the offence. On a positive note, the court will take the period you have served under suspension when imposing the disqualification period into account.
If you are disqualified then your licence will be automatically cancelled.
Unlike a suspended licence period, when you are disqualified, you have to reapply for your licence at your local Roads & Maritime services when you complete the disqualified period.
Note: if you drive whilst disqualified or whilst your licence is cancelled there can be serious consequences including terms of imprisonment imposed by the court.
What if I have multiple traffic matters before the Court and I am convicted and issued multiple disqualifications?
Generally, the court will impose periods of disqualifications to run concurrently. However, it can be ordered by the court for the periods of disqualifications to run back to back.
View our driving record application for disqualification removal order section for more information on how to get your licence back sooner.
Yes, you have a right to appeal the immediate police licence suspension at the Local Court. You have to lodge the application within 28 days of being issued the suspension notice.
This is generally a difficult application, you must show exceptional circumstances for a Magistrate to uphold the appeal.
Note: you are still suspended until the Magistrate upholds the appeal.
If you are issued a penalty notice, once you pay the fine, you will also incur the demerit points attached to the offence.
The Courts do not have any power over demerit points. Demerit points are strictly a matter for Roads & Maritime services.
This also means that if you do receive an immediate license suspension and you do not have sufficient demerit points after you are convicted or pay the penalty notice, you will also do a demerit point suspension. These periods of suspension do not run concurrently.
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