Hi

At the end of last year I was caught speeding whilst on holiday in Scotland, doing 50mph in a 30mph. A couple of weeks ago I plead guilty by post and return the necessary
Documentation. Today I received a reply from the court stating that I have to appear in court to make representations to the court regarding disqualification. I currently have 3 penalty
Points on my licence, also for speeding.

My questions are; is a ban inevitable? If so, how long is the band likely to be? Is it worthwhile getting a solicitor or not?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards
Lee-Ann

I wouldn't have thought it was inevitable, 1 MPH less and it would have been a fixed penalty. I would suspect that any ban would be measured in days. Personally I would just turn up, be contrite and save the solicitors fee.

With a guilty plea and the attendant discount from the driving penalty (points or ban) it's pretty bizarre they say they are considering a disqual as it should be 4-5 points!

What can I do to prepare for court?

Not much, attend and give a short statement, you can suggest a ban would be inappropriate given how close you are to the FP speed, I think it highly unlikely you will be banned though.

I've never heard of a ban for 50 in a 30 in Scotland. I'd expect 4-5 points.