Motoring Offences

We have many years of experience in advising and representing clients facing a prosecution for a motoring offence. We represent all types of driver including professional drivers of large goods vehicles and coaches.

Motoring offences are often very technical and believing that you have not committed an offence is not going to prevail .... you need to be aware of the pitfalls.

What we can say is this:-

• Just because you have been charged or received a requisition, it does not mean that you are guilty.
• If you are before a Court for an offence for which penalty points must be endorsed upon your driving licence or for an offence requiring mandatory driving disqualification, there may be a 'special reasons' argument which can be put before the court, for which if accepted, would mean that these penalties would not be imposed.
• If you find that you are going to be subject to the “Totting Up” provisions, i.e. if you are convicted of the new offence, you will then have accumulated 12 or more penalty points on your driving licence (within a 3 year period) you will be disqualified for a 6 month mandatory period. However, you may not know that it may be possible to put forward an 'exceptional hardship' argument which, if accepted, would allow the court not to impose the 6 months period of disqualification or to reduce that period of disqualificaiton to less than 6 months.  

We at mosshaselhurst will give you sound practical advice or representation to help you to deal with the charge which you face.  

We offer a fixed fee interview when we will advise you further, and help you to decide what your plea to the charge should be and whether it would then be in your best interests to be represented at Court.

Free advice and assistance is always available if you are to be interviewed at a police at home, at a police station or a custody suite. Legal Aid may be available at Court subject to eligibility.