If you lost your driver licence prior to 2017, your penalty may be much greater than it would be today. That’s because the government recognises that long licence suspensions may not deter people from driving without a licence.

In some situations, you may be able to apply for the removal of a lengthy driver licence disqualification, if you meet certain considerations and circumstances.

To appeal a license disqualification, we need to apply to the RMS (Roads and Maritime Services) for documentation. Depending on your traffic record, you would need to be offence free for either 2 or 4 years before you will be given the relevant documents by RMS. Once you have these documents, Mate Lawyers can apply to the Court and argue why you should be entitled to have your licence back.