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Caught speeding. Can I avoid disqualification without going to court? If you’ve been speeding at grossly in excess of the speed limit you’ll probably not be offered either a driving course or a fixed penalty. Instead you should expect to receive a single justice procedure notice. If you intend to admit the offence you have two options; plead ‘Guilty’, stating a wish to attend court, or, ‘Guilty’ asking to be sentenced in absence. If you indicate the former you’ll be notified of when to attend. If you request the latter a single justice will consider the facts of your case and any letter of mitigation that you’ve sent. If s/he decides that you can be sentenced without the need to consider a disqualification you’ll receive notification of your sentence, penalty points and a fine, in the post. If the view is taken that a ban must be considered you’ll receive notification of your court date in the post. You should not be deterred from seeking to be sentenced in absence through fear of being banned without being given an opportunity to address the court as the sentencing guidelines indicate, that if a magistrate is considering a ban, s/he should list your case for you to attend. Therefore, a well written mitigation letter could be the factor that means you avoid a ban and the need to go to court! It is common to aggravate your situation by writing the wrong things. If you need expert help to get it right please don’t hesitate to call.