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You're a professional driver. You get a letter. It's from the local council, and it's not good. They're "reviewing your licence" following a customer complaint. Or maybe you've hit 6 points on your DVLA licence, and they're calling you in.Your first instinct is to panic. Your second is to think, "I need a lawyer."So you call the solicitor who
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