Index of Terms
- Being in charge of a vehicle with excess alcohol
- Careless driving/driving without due care
- Court process and procedure
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Codes used on licence endorsement
- Disqualification from driving
- Drink Driving
- Failing to provide a specimen of breath
- Failing to stop/report an accident
- Fixed penalty notice
- Magistrates’ Court
- Mitigation
- Mobile Phone use
- Notice of Intended Prosecution
- Penalty Points
- Road or other public place
- Seat belts
- Speeding
- Summons
- Time limits the police must comply with to prosecute you
- Traffic lights
- Totting up
- Using a vehicle without insurance
Speeding
If you are caught far in excess of the speed limit there is a high risk of an immediate disqualification from driving based on the recorded speed. Frustratingly, different Courts around the country have different local practices.
A good rule of thumb however is if you are more than 40% over the speed limit, you are at risk of an immediate disqualification.
The length of the ban is again at the Court’s discretion, but will range from 7 to 90 days depending on the exact circumstances of your case, your personal situation and the quality of the mitigation raised by you or your Barrister.
Common Offences
Some of the things we can help with:
- Drink Driving
- Speeding
- Driving without a seat belt
- Driving without insurance
- Careless driving/driving without due care
- Failing to provide a specimen of breath
- Failing to stop/report an accident
- Mobile phone use
- Using a vehicle without insurance
- Driving while disqualified
For more information please view full list of driving law offences
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