Under the sentencing guidelines credit for guilty plea will not reduce the driving ban, which state as follows

‘The guideline applies only to the punitive elements of the sentence and has no impact on ancillary orders including orders of disqualification from driving’

In other words only your fine or community service may be reduced for guilty plea not the driving ban.

You therefore have nothing to lose by pleading not guilty in respect of the length of any driving ban should you wish to defend the charges to avoid a criminal record or driving ban. 

If after reviewing all the evidence it is not possible to avoid a driving ban you can always change your plea to guilty at a later stage in the case. We can then put forward a plea in mitigation and request the drink driving awareness course in alcohol related cases to reduce the ban by up to 50% in some cases. 

Hopefully this will not be necessary as we will do everything possible to avoid a driving ban. 

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