Drivers are normally banned when they hit 12 points, but a legal loophole in England means they could be let off the hook if they convince a magistrate or judge that they would face “exceptional hardship” otherwise. The DVLA publishes its figures by postcode district – the digits that come before the space in a full postcode. Analysis by the JPIMedia Data Unit has revealed there are 277 dangerous drivers with 12 or more points on Sussex’s roads. The worst offender has clocked up a whopping 68 points to their name. Some postcodes in England cross over council boundaries however, so we could be counting drivers who live over the border in a neighbouring area. Here is a ranking of the postcode districts in Sussex that are home to the most dangerous drivers. All photos are for illustrative reasons.
![Number of drivers in postcode with 12 or more points: 10](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjcxMzg2MjhjLTRiZjUtNGY2OC04N2JkLTZjOTNlZjBjY2VhOTphNmE1ZWY2MC04MDIxLTQ0ODEtYmY4MC1iODY0ZmE1YWUyOWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. BN1
Number of drivers in postcode with 12 or more points: 10 Photo: Google
![Number of drivers in the postcode with 12 or more points: 9](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI3MjU0Mjc3LTdkYjYtNDRhMS1hNTE0LWFkZTcyODA5NTVhZjoxMGE4NjZkMC00YTQyLTQxYmQtYTM4ZS01ZTQ2NTk0ZjhlNDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. RH10
Number of drivers in the postcode with 12 or more points: 9 Photo: Google
![Number of drivers in the postcode with 12 or more points: 8](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFiN2Y4ZTNiLTIyNjUtNGM2NS1hNmJlLTI3Yjk4Y2MxNDJmNjo2OGZkYmUzYi01YzgzLTQ1ZjctODIyMi1hZDMxN2M5NzBiZjk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. BN2
Number of drivers in the postcode with 12 or more points: 8 Photo: Google
![Number of drivers in the postcode with 12 or more points: 8](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjljOGVjMzVhLTg3MjUtNDJhNC1iOTI2LWUzOGQ3ZWU2YzcyYjo0YmE3NmY0OC0wOTQ2LTQ1ODgtYWE2Zi0zNTJjMmVmYTEwN2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. BN3
Number of drivers in the postcode with 12 or more points: 8 Photo: Google