At Waldrons Solicitors we have dedicated, experienced solicitors on hand to provide advice and assistance for persons charged with motoring offences.
There can be a wide range of driving offences which can often be complex. There are two main categories to note: dangerous driving and careless driving.
Driving offences can include document offences, such as driving without a licence or without insurance, or more serious offences that involve road traffic collisions and serious injury.
The potential penalty depends on the type of and range from fines and penalty points to disqualification and even custodial sentences.
It is important that you get early legal advice if you find yourself accused of a driving offence.
There are many offences which can come under this umbrella, the most common of which are:
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The first thing you should do if you receive a notice of intended prosecution is contact us and we will advise you as to the next steps. The police are required to serve this type of notice within 14 days in most cases unless there has been an accident, you were already told verbally by the police of he intended prosecution or you were offered a fixed penalty notice.
The police may also serve you with a section 172 notice asking you to identify the driver of a vehicle, you need to respond to this notice within 14 days, otherwise this is an offence that attracts 6 points. Call us today we will be able to help you with this.
Waldrons should be your first port of call if you are contacted by the police and invited to an interview under caution in relation to a driving matter. You have a right to free and independent legal advice and you should tell the police that you wish to seek legal advice before you speak to them. We are able to contact the police on your behalf to arrange the interview and one of our expert legal advisors will be on hand to advise you and assist you at the police station and during your interview.
If you find yourself subject to arrest because of an alleged driving offence you should ask the custody officer to contact Waldrons on your behalf and we will be at the police station within forty-five minutes to assist you.
Whether or not you will lose your driving licence depends on the offence you find yourself charged with. There are certain offences that carry an obligatory disqualification. This means that the Court has to disqualify you from driving. Some examples include drink driving where there is a minimum disqualification of 12 months unless you can establish special reasons and dangerous driving, which carries a minimum disqualification of 24 months. Call Waldrons today and we would be happy to advise you whether you stand to lose your driving licence and what steps you can take to reduce the disqualification.
There are many sentencing options open to the Court regarding driving offences, and depending on the type of offence a sentence could be a fine, points on a licence, a driving disqualification all the way up to a custodial sentence.
It is therefore important to seek expert legal advice as easily as possible so that your case is fully prepared and the best defence is available to you.
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