We were recently instructed by an individual who had previously been disqualified from driving for driving whilst under the influence of alcohol.

Our client then committed the offence for a second time but, as he was disqualified and due to the seriousness of the offence, they faced imprisonment.

As always, we made our client fully aware of the situation he faced and advised him that a prison was a real possibility. Our client was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment by the Magistrates and he was immediately taken into custody.

We strongly believed that this decision was not in the public interest as the sentence, in the circumstances, would only make our client more likely to commit the same offence again.

We therefore immediately appealed the decision to the Crown Court on this basis. We pushed the Crown Court to list the appeal as soon as possible. It was heard one week later and our client had his sentence reduced and was released from prison.