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4:38Can I Avoid a Driving Ban? Exceptional Hardship and Special Reasons Explained (UK)
Short answer: sometimes, but the bar is high. Reach twelve points in three years and the court must ban you for at least six months unless you prove exceptional hardship: not ordinary hardship, and losing your job is not enough on its own. You give sworn evidence, the court is told to be cautious, and you cannot use the same reasons again for three years. Special reasons are different: they must be about the offence itself, not your life, such as a genuine emergency or a spiked drink. Both are arguments a solicitor should prepare.
5:46Divorce: Who Gets What? Money, Property and Pensions — and What a Financial Order Is (England & Wales)
Short answer: there is no fixed formula in England and Wales. The court puts the needs of any children under eighteen first, then divides what you built up together, usually equally, and adjusts for each person's needs, earning power, health, age, the length of the marriage and what each brought in. Pensions count, and can only be split by a court order. Nothing you agree between yourselves is binding until a judge approves it as a consent order; without an order, claims stay open for years. Deal with the money before the final divorce order.
4:59Police Want to Interview You Under Caution? Do You Have to Go — and Should You Answer? (England & Wales)
Short answer: in England and Wales you do not have to answer police questions, but staying silent can be used against you later, so get a solicitor before you say anything — it is free at the police station, whatever you earn. If you are invited to a voluntary interview you are not under arrest and can leave, but refuse to come and the police may arrest you instead. One exception: if the police write asking who was driving, you must answer within 28 days or face six penalty points and a fine.