This Practice Note covers obligatory disqualification from driving under the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (RTOA 1988). In particular it deals with offences which require obligatory driving disqualification, the duration of mandatory disqualification from driving, extended periods of disqualification, reduced disqualification for attendance on an approved rehabilitation course, disqualification until passing of an extended driving test, exceptions to obligatory disqualification, the impact of a second conviction on obligatory disqualification and the notice of appeal in cases involving obligatory disqualification. It also provides a link to the Sentencing Council’s overarching guidelines on driver disqualification.