Driving
suspended charge
If
you drive when your licence is suspended you commit an offence
under section 30 of the Road Safety Act. Driving disqualified
and driving suspended are both covered by the same section
of the Act;
“30. Offence to drive while disqualified etc.
(1)
Subject to section 30AA, a person must not drive a motor
vehicle on a highway while the authorisation granted to
him or her to do so under this Part is suspended or during
a period of disqualification from obtaining such an authorisation.
Penalty:
For a first offence, 30 penalty units or imprisonment
for 4 months;
For
a subsequent offence, imprisonment for not less
than 1 month and not more than 2 years.”
As
you can see from the extract from the Act a person charged
with driving with a suspended licence has
to receive a gaol term on their second offence (a Magistrate
can suspend the sentence).
Driving
suspended is considered to be a very serious charge
because a person has been told they can not drive and then
breach that order by driving when they are not allowed.
Explaining
what caused you to drive suspended and putting your personal
circumstances to the Magistrate can help to give context
to the offending. This approach is the key to dealing with
these suspended driving charges and achieving the best possible
outcome.
With
driving with a suspended licence charges it is essential
to get expert advice from Victorian traffic lawyers who
specialize in this area.
Please
ring us now to discuss your suspended driving charges
on
(03)
9670 5111. There is no charge for our initial discussion.
