The defendant appealed against a decision not to find special reasons for not endorsing lis licence on his plea of guilty to speeding. He was a diabetic and had anticipated an hypoglycaemic attack. He had increased his speed so as to be able to draw to the side and take glucose.
Held: Though the court might have wished to be sympathetic, the law had been applied correctly. The appeal failed.
Judges:
Maurice Kay LJ, Collins J
Citations:
[2009] RTR 35, [2009] EWHC 1172 (Admin)
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Citing:
Cited – Chatters v Burke QBD 1986
A car had rolled over and stopped in a field next to the highway and was then driven with a flat tyre a few yards from the field through a gate, onto the road and parked there.
Held: In determining whether special reasons existed to justify . .
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Road Traffic
Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.346856
