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A driver clocked up a remarkable 30 points on their licence but still managed to avoid a ban. The motorist, from Blackburn, Lancashire, convinced magistrates that they would suffer ‘exceptional hardship’ so were able to stay on the roads. Normally 12 points triggers an automatic ban but the driver escaped despite being two-and-a-half times the limit, according to a Freedom of Information request. Another driver from Burnley, Lancashire, also had 27 points on their licence but did not lose their licence. Across East Lancashire there were 165 drivers who had 12 or more points but were not disqualified. The 30 point motorist is the latest in a line of motorists to escape a ban. A 27-year-old man from Stockton-on-Tees was not banned from the road despite having 54 points on his licence, it was revealed last year.  More