Mike Lodge (based in Manchester),
Mio Sylvester (based in London),
Matthew Miller,
Hilary Kenway
Motoring Lawyers
Did you know that over 200,000 driving disqualifications are handed down every year for offences such as speeding, drink-driving or lesser driving offences accumulated under the totting up procedure.
One in seven drivers is at risk of losing their jobs if their driving licence was taken away for any reason. None of this automatically follows, though, even if you have failed a breath test or already received a notice of intended prosecution.
Very often, with the right legal representation, convictions for motoring offences can be avoided. We recommend that you should always check fully the credentials of the lawyer who you instruct to conduct your case. Experience is what counts and motoringlawyers.com is one of the only law firms in country which practices solely in the field of motoring law.
Speeding
Prosecutions for speeding are generally based on measurements made by equipment such as speed cameras, laser devices and police car speedometers. These devices are precision instruments and all have to be correctly calibrated and managed if they are to produce accurate speed readings. Do you know if the equipment used to justify the speeding charge was used within its correct operating range? We find in court that even many of the officers using them don’t know the manufacturers’ own guaranteed operating parameters. You may feel that a digital readout or speed camera photo showing that you were speeding leaves no room for doubt. On the contrary, the very sophistication of the equipment and possible adverse conditions at the time of the alleged offence can present opportunities to challenge your speeding prosecution. Make sure you instruct a lawyer who knows more about speeding offence procedures and equipment than the officer presenting the evidence in court. Simply suggesting a speed camera or VASCAR system might give misleading speed results will get you nowhere; you need a specialist motoring lawyer.
In addition to superior knowledge of the systems and devices used to gather evidence, it is essential that the lawyer having conduct of your case has an intimate knowledge of the detail of the law relating to every aspect of the case brought against you including the multiplicity of statutes, bye-laws and decided related cases which can have a bearing on your case. These very often provide us with the legitimate “loopholes” which we routinely exploit on your behalf.
Drink Driving
A drink driving conviction carries a mandatory driving disqualification of at least 12 months and possibly even a prison sentence. Did the police follow exactly the right procedure for the equipment they used? Was the alcohol meter correctly calibrated and handled? Did the officers have reasonable cause to suspect you of drink driving before giving you a breath test? Were you properly cautioned? The slightest lapse in procedure could result in a drink driving charge being dismissed. Even if you are convicted, we may be able to find extenuating circumstances to give you the best chance of minimising the disqualification.
But how many lawyers know the procedures for driving prosecutions so intimately that they could spot such lapses and loopholes? Only true specialists in motoring law are aware of all the legal niceties upon which a prosecution for a motoring offence might swing. It is our duty to act in your best interests and ensure that if there are any departures from correct procedure or evidence, the allegation will not become a conviction. The lawyers at motoringlawyers.com have over 60 years accumulated experience in successfully defending clients for driving offences, even where the technical evidence appeared conclusive. Our technical knowledge of all the specific equipment used, from speed cameras to Alcolmeters, VASCAR to Intoximeters, combined with our expertise in all the legal minutiae is second-to-none, leading to an extremely high success rate.
