Unlicenced Driving
Under Queensland law, all driver’s must have an appropriate and valid driver’s licence. If your licence has been disqualified, it is illegal for you to drive a motor vehicle.
There are a number of reasons why you may be a disqualified driver, including an accumulation of demerit points, an expired licence, or your licence has been disqualified by a Court. This happens all of the time to good people just like you.
Once a driver has accumulated too many demerit points, Queensland Transport will send a letter to the last known address, telling the driver to choose between a 1 year 2 point ‘Good Behaviour’ licence, or a 3 month suspension.
If that driver has changed address, they will never receive the letter, and because they will never get a chance to respond, their licence will automatically become suspended, and they never receive notification of that either. This can also happen where a person has forgotten to pay their speeding fines, and a temporary suspension has been imposed as a result.
The penalty that the Courts can impose for unlicenced driving charges varies mainly depending on the reason that your licence was originally suspended. Typically, these unlicenced driving penalties can be a fine, a period of licence disqualification, or a period of imprisonment.
If you have been charged with Suspended or Disqualified Driving call Neil for a free no-obligation case appraisal on 0414 293 474.
Neil also charges a fixed fee for this service, which he will discuss with you during your free case appraisal over the telephone.