PART XI Sentencing

Disqualification

248 Disqualification where vehicle used to commit offence.

1

Where a person is convicted of an offence (other than one triable only summarily) and the court which passes sentence is satisfied that a motor vehicle was used for the purposes of committing or facilitating the commission of that offence, the court may order him to be disqualified for such a period as the court thinks fit from holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of the M1Road Traffic Act 1988.

F12

A court which makes an order under subsection (1) above disqualifying a person from holding or obtaining a licence under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988 shall require him to produce—

a

any such licence;

b

any Community licence (within the meaning of that Part); and

c

any counterpart of a licence mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above,

held by him.

3

Any reference in this section to facilitating the commission of an offence shall include a reference to the taking of any steps after it has been committed for the purpose of disposing of any property to which it relates or of avoiding apprehension or detection.

4

In relation to licences F2, other than Community licences which came into force before 1st June 1990, the reference in subsection (2) above to the counterpart of a licence shall be disregarded.