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Limited licence denied, public safety risk a factor

Otago Daily Times Online News·Saturday, 9 May 2026·24 days ago
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A Lumsden woman’s bid to keep her driver’s licence was rejected after police deemed her a risk to public safety. Claire Frances Graham, 51, appeared in the Gore District Court on Wednesday to make an application for a limited licence. A limited licence can be granted by the court if suspended or disqualified drivers face significant hardship to themselves or others because of an inability to drive. The defendant had previously racked up 23 speeding infringements, 19 of which were in the past eight years. She also had 14 charges of driving unlawfully, which included getting behind the wheel in vehicles not roadworthy. She had been caught driving with excess demerits six times. Graham was charged for driving while suspended in 2005, for careless driving in 2008 and driving while disqualified in 2016 and 2018. Judge Mark Williams said the defendant’s driving history was ‘‘really bad’’. Graham’s lawyer, Melanie Coxen, said her client had been engaged with her rehabilitation.…

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