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All of us need to drive as part of our day to day lives. If you face the prospect of losing your driving licence it can have a huge impact on your life. If you are facing a prosecution for driving related allegations we have the experience and skills to help you through this process.
There are multiple offences that you can be accused of while driving or being in charge of your vehicle. We can provide you with advice and representation in relation to these allegations. It is important to understand that good quality legal advice may be the factor that stops you from losing your driving license.
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As well as giving you honest and practical legal advice, we will also explore the technical and factual defences that may result in you keeping your driving license or avoiding serious punishments including potential imprisonment. Our team of lawyers are experts in motoring law and are available to talk to you on the telephone.
The law around motoring offences is complex and challenging. We have had experience in dealing with all of the various offences, the following is a flavour of the sort of allegations our clients have faced and have successfully defended on a regular basis:
We have the experience and skills that make a difference to your chances of success. We have been representing people charged with driving related matters for over 40 years. In that time the high standard of our work has been recognised in the two most prominent legal directories, Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500.
We regularly attend the Magistrates Court to represent people charged with all of the allegations listed above. Our approach to each case remains the same, methodical and forensic. We will take you through each issue in your case and whenever possible challenge the prosecution’s case against you.
When we find a point we can challenge the prosecution on or a point we can take in your favour, we use all of our experience and expertise to get you the best result. In the many years we have been representing people accused of driving offences we have built up a network of skilled experts. They can provide reports and advice on all areas of Road Traffic law.
Our experts have successfully given evidence in court on a whole host of areas. These include issues such as the speed a vehicle was going before a collision, the point of impact when a collision took place and more detailed accident reconstruction reports. We can also obtain “back calculation” reports from forensic toxicologists in relation to allegations of driving or being in charge of a vehicle while under the influence of drink or drugs. These reports use the level of alcohol in a sample of your blood or breath to work out how much alcohol was in your blood at an earlier fixed time.
We can accept funding for your case on either a private basis or via legal aid, if you are eligible. If you fund your case privately we can discuss with you the level of fees and the structure can be fixed for prescribed pieces of work or at an hourly rate.
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Depending on the allegation against you it may be that your case starts with an interview under caution with the police. If it does, then you are entitled to free and independent legal advice at that interview. We can provide that advice without the need to charge you.
What you say, or don’t say, in an interview with the police can play a vital part in any later court proceedings. We can provide a lawyer who will make a difference at this early stage. Always ask for a lawyer before you are interviewed by the police.
After the interview you may find that you are charged or summonsed to attend court and face a prosecution for driving related allegations. Alternatively you might not be interviewed and you may simply receive notification in the post that you are to be prosecuted in court.
If you receive such notification you will usually have a few days to obtain legal advice and representation. This is a vital period of time in your case. If you instruct us we can obtain the prosecution evidence, analyse it and advise you on your chances of success and the best approach to take.
Early advice from us can reduce or eliminate a driving ban. It can save time and money and help you to keep your driving license.
If you choose to contest the case, the matter will go to trial. We can then prepare your case by taking witness statements and preparing both expert reports and legal arguments to support your defence. Our hard work and attention to detail is regularly the deciding factor in these cases.
R v TR(2019): Death by Dangerous driving
TR faced an allegation that he had been driving dangerously before he collided with a pedestrian, causing a fatality. At the end of a four day trial he was acquitted of this charge. We instructed an expert to report on the speed of the vehicle, evidence of when and how forcefully brakes were applied as well as for how long and was acquitted at the end of the trial.
R v RS (2018): Driving with undue care and attention
RS was turning right across stationary traffic when a bicycle collided with this vehicle. We obtained an expert report and, using this report, made written representations to the CPS. After considering our letter they discontinued, or dropped, the prosecution.
R v TC (2019) Failure to provide specimen for analysis
TC was charged with failing to provide a sample of breath as part of the drink drive procedure in a police station when she was accused of driving with excess alcohol (drink driving). Her case went to trial. Under cross examination the police accepted they had made an error in the procedure and Ms TC was duly acquitted.
R v D
“D” was charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving. D was driving at speed, racing and had taken cannabis and crashed his car. Passenger seriously injured. Using expertise of silk, a toxicologist and a Road Collision expert, we secured a favourable basis of plea and sentence was 5 months rather than a number of years.
R v BH (2018)
BH was facing an allegation in relation to colliding with 3 parked cars while manoeuvring his van in a small residential street. We represented him at trial and cross examined the witnesses who claimed to have seen him collide with the parked cars. He was acquitted by the Magistrates’ and awarded his costs back.
Our top ranking team have years of experience representing the innocent. We stand up to the prosecution who will always be represented by an experienced solicitor or barrister. We know how to fight and win cases.
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