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After a series of accidents, the Department for Transport has drawn up plans to tighten the laws that govern the use of mobility vehicles. There are more than 330,000 electric wheelchairs and mobility scooters in use around the country and changes in the law would mean their drivers could face charges for dangerous driving, like other road users. (more…)
In the case that the vehicle you were driving causes damage to a person, a vehicle, an animal or property, you are required by law to sop and provide the following details: your name, your address, the identity mark of the vehicle and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle (if different from your own). (more…)
In some cases, you may find you can escape disqualification from driving on the grounds of either special reasons relating to the specific offence. (more…)
When facing a disqualification from driving, you can sometimes escape the punishment by claiming it will cause you exceptional hardship. However, doing so will likely require a perfectly executed argument, best put forward by motoring solicitors, rather than yourself. (more…)
If a driver accumulates 12 points on their licence within 3 years, they will be disqualified from driving for 6 months; after that period, their licence is returned and all the points are removed. However, this is not the only way to get disqualified from driving. (more…)
If the standard of your driving falls below that expected of a “reasonable, prudent and competent driver”, you can be charged with careless driving (or driving without due care and attention). (more…)
People charged with drink driving make up a large proportion of the work of many motoring solicitors, possibly because not enough people understand what it is. (more…)
Last time I discussed the nature of unfair private parking tickets and the importance of knowing what to do at the time you receive one. Today I’ll explain how to actually contest them! (more…)
We’ve all been there; parked our car, done some shopping and returned to find a ticket stuck on the window, demanding money from us for no apparently fair reason. Unlike council-organisations, private parking companies have to operate by different rules – making them much easier to dispute! Today I’ll explain what motoring solicitors say you should do at the time you find the ticket. (more…)