Expert court representation on all driving cases - speeding, avoiding disqualification, drink drive, due care and attention, dangerous driving. Court representation from £550 + vat
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Representation by an experienced solicitor in courts throughout England and Wales.
Penalty points and “totting up” disqualification
Avoiding disqualification under "totting up"
Call 0115 8525813
Representation by an experienced solicitor in courts throughout England and Wales.
Successfully representing drivers nationwide - avoid driving disqualification
Driving Disqualification can be avoided Call 0115 8525813 for a free assessment of your case now.
Disqualification from driving can be a real problem especially if earning a living depends upon having a driving licence. If the court is considering taking your driving licence away it is no good attending court unrepresented and unprepared. You need to have your case presented in the way most likely to avoid disqualification
Are you facing a court appearance for road traffic offences?
Is the court considering disqualifying you from driving?
Are you facing a speeding, drink driving or due care and attention charge?
Perhaps you have been banned for more than 3 years but wish to apply for the ban to be lifted.
It is very important that your case is presented properly to the court by someone who is an expert in the field.
We specialise in representing drivers in court.
We represent drivers nationwide.
Disqualification
Courts consider disqualification in most cases for two main reasons the seriousness of the case or because the driver will acquire 12 penalty points.
Also if the speed recorded is more than 20 mph over the limit the court may be considering disqualification. The guidance that the courts work to tells them to consider a ban. Experience shows that properly prepared and targetted representation can prevent a ban in many cases.
Contact Tony Wilkinson on 0115 8525813 to talk about your case and arrange representation.
You know you need expert representation in court.
Penalty points and “totting up” disqualification
A ban can be avoided
For many road traffic offences the court must endorse the defendant's driving licence with penalty points.
Where a person is convicted of an offence that carries endorsement with penalty points and the penalty points to be taken into account on that occasion number 12 or more then the court must order the defendant to be disqualified for not less than the minimum period. The penalty points to be taken account are those imposed during the three years preceding the commission of the present offence.
The minimum period is 6 months if the defendant has no previous relevant disqualification A relevant disqualification is one of more than 56 days imposed within the previous three years for "totting up"
If the defendant has a previous relevant disqualification the minimum period is 12 months. If he has 2 previous relevant disqualifications the minimum period is 2 years.
Contact Tony Wilkinson 0115 8525813 to talk about your case and arrange representation.
We represent drivers nationwide.
Avoiding disqualification under "totting up"
Have you got a case?
If the court finds that there are mitigating circumstances the court may order a disqualification for a shorter period or may order no disqualification at all.
The most common reason for reducing disqualification or for not disqualifying is that to disqualify would cause exceptional hardship, often by loss of job. So if disqualification will impact on your job you have an arguable case to put to the court. It needs putting properly.
Before a court may exercise its discretion it must usually hear evidence. It is possible for an experienced advocate to put forward a convincing case to the court such that the court decides to reduce the disqualification or not to disqualify. The court will accept hardship to the defendant alone or hardship to the defendant's family.
Magistrates seem to be getting tougher on these cases at the moment. If you represent yourself are you really going to do yourself justice?
Application to remove disqualification.
If you've been disqualified for 3 years or more it is possible to apply for the ban to be lifted after two in some circumstances. My experience is that these applications need to be approached with great care but can be successful with proper preparation and planning.
Drink Driving
When someone pleads guilty to an offence of driving with excess alcohol the court is required to disqualify for at least 12 months. This is the minimum and the court may have a longer ban in mind depending on the breath alcohol reading. If that is the case representation is important to minimize the length of the disqualification. It may also be possible to persuade the court to offer attendance on a course which again can reduce the length of the ban.
Our Charges
We will give you a fixed fee and stick to it. If there has to be more than one hearing we will tell you of any extra fees incurred in advance.
Expert representation in court is essential.
