Our expert motor offence teams are devoted solely to dealing with motor offence defence in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. We are recognised for our excellence and professionalism and our clients benefit from our unparalleled level of success in winning cases.

We specialise in the following offences:

• Exceptional Hardship presentations if you risk a ban under totting up
• Opposing Short Period Disqualifications
• Preventing 6 Points if you cannot name the driver (S172 offences)
• Preventing licences being revoked under the New Drivers Act
• Due Care and Attention defences
• Insurance Special Reasons arguments

We offer:

	a free initial telephone consultation: to evaluate if you have a case and the costs you are likely to incur. Contact us for a quote.
	fixed fee legal services with no hidden charges: we charge by the job, not by the hour and tell you beforehand so you always know what you will be paying from the start
	your lawyer always directly reachable by email or phone - with no extra fees charged if you phone us or we phone you
	all work undertaken by fully qualified lawyers regulated by the appropriate Law Society in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
	Expert representation in court anywhere in the UK and if you are successful we will seek a Defendant's Costs Order which means that your legal fees will be met by the court and your defence conducted at no cost to you
	No cost evaluation and appraisal... Start by raising your motoring offence problem with us as a free question outlining your particular circumstances in detail. If we believe we can assist, one of our legal team will call you within the day to arrange your free initial consultation

We specialise in:

Exceptional hardship presentations

If your licence is at risk of reaching 12 points we can help stop you getting a six months ban under the penalty points totting up procedure.

Our legal team can help you stay on the road by presenting exceptional hardship arguments on your behalf. We have an 80%+ success rate in succeeding in avoiding a ban for our clients where we make exceptional hardship arguments when court records show that the national success rate when an exceptional hardship case is presented is 34%.

Our specialist dedicated legal teams will help you marshall your strongest arguments and will arrange representation in court anywhere in the UK.

As with all Law Answers cases the first point of contact is by asking a free question outlining your particular circumstances but be certain to check appropriate the box to make sure a lawyer will contact you to give you your free, no-obligation advice call.

Opposing potential short period disqualifications

If you are more than 26mph over the speed limit you cannot be given a fixed penalty. Instead the magistrates will want to see you in court to consider whether they should give you more points or even disqualify you for up to 56 days at their discretion. Our legal team can help you put forward your strongest defence and mitigation arguments to help you avoid a ban, keep the points and fine to a minimum and where possible, get you acqitted. We have a 100% success rate in persuading the court not to issue a ban such cases.

If you have been told you cannot be dealt with by a Fixed Penalty the first point of contact is by asking a free question outlining your particular circumstances. Be certain to check appropriate the box asking our lawyers to contact you to give you your free, no-obligation advice call.

Preventing six points if you cannot name the driver

Since 2007 the penalty for the registered keeper not naming the driver believed to have committed an offence in their car under Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 has been increased to 6 points. Many respectable people with long and impeccable driving records are caught by this offence as they simply refuse to lie to the court by saying they know when they don't.

It's simply not enough however to turn up at court and say that you don't know and expect the magistrates to believe you - in fact if you do you are almost certain to get the six points.

Roadside Lawyer solicitors has defended dozens cases in these circumstances and have an unbeatable record of being 100% successful in persuading the magistrates in favour of the defence. In all the cases we secured a Defendant's Cost Order which means all their legal costs were paid by the court.

If you are being charged with failing to identify the driver then ask your free question outlining your particular circumstances. Be certain to check appropriate the box asking our lawyers to contact you to give you your free, no-obligation advice call.

Preventing licences being revoked under the New Drivers Act

New Drivers are defined as having passed their tests within the last two years and face particularly onerous restrictions as their licence will be automatically revoked if they reach six points. This means they have to reapply for their provisional licence and pass both tests - practical and theory - and there is no appeal against this if you accept the fixed penalty.

The only way you can defend against revocation is for the defendant do attend court and either successfully defend the case or persuade the magistrates to offer either fewer points or instead of points, to give a short period disqualification of a day or two.

Roadside Lawyer solicitors have an 83% record in assisting New Drivers at risk of having their licence revoked in avoiding revocation.

As with all Law Answers cases the first point of contact is by asking a free question outlining your particular circumstances but be certain to check appropriate the box to make sure a lawyer will contact you to give you your free, no-obligation advice call.

Due Care and Attention defence

Sometimes a brief lapse of attention or a misunderstanding can result in the most careful driver ending up in court as a result of an accident or near accident. The most likely charge is driving without Due Care and Attention and the resultant penalty can be 3-9 points depending on the severity of the offence. These cases almost always go to court but in some cases a Driver Improvement Course (DIC) may be offered as an alternative in which case no points or fine will be payable.

Roadside Lawyer solicitors often take a pragmatic approach in response to these charges often seeking to make representations to the Crown Prosecution Service before the case that the public interest may be better served by the offer of a DIC rather than a prosecution. The defendant often prefers the certainty of outcome of a DIC rather than risking court.

However on some occasions a DIC is refused and in these cases the skills of detailed preparation and advocacy come into play.

In Due Care and Attention cases the Roadside Lawyer has a 96% success rate when withdrawn cases, those offered DICs and successful defences are taken into account.

For a free evaluation of your prospects of success in defending a Due Care and Attention charge start by asking a free question outlining your particular circumstances. Be certain to check appropriate the box asking our lawyers to contact you to give you your free, no-obligation advice call.

Special reasons arguments for not being insured

Not being insured might seem to be an open-or-shut case: you are or you aren't and it shouldn't be difficult for the court to decide either way. The offence brings 6-8 points so all the possibilities of defence need exploring. There are some arguments that can be made even if you were driving with no insurance and these can include various Special Reasons.

Special Reasons arguments are difficult to make and always require detailed legal advice. Full representation is extremely advisable as the process is conducted in a manner which will be unfamiliar and difficult to comprehend to the person seeking to conduct their own defence.

For obvious reasons Special Reasons arguments can be difficult to win, but nontheless Roadside Lawyer has won 60% of cases.

We are happy to evaluate the prospects of success for your case so start by asking a free question outlining your particular circumstances in detail but be certain to check appropriate the box to make sure a lawyer will contact you to give you your free, no-obligation advice call.

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