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In an effort to help prevent the rise in drink driving that occurs around this time of year, here are some shocking statistics about drinking and driving in the UK. (more…)

Drink driving is dealt with harshly by the law – and for good reason. Around 1 in 6 collisions involve a driver who is over the limit, which is a staggering number when you consider how few people are out drink driving compared to those who are sober. (more…)

Although there is a specified limit to the amount of alcohol you can have in your bloodstream and still drive legally, consuming any amount of alcohol will have an impact on your ability to drive. Not only are your reaction times slower, you can also suffer from poorer judgement of speeds and distances, as well as a reduced field of vision. (more…)

It’s Halloween, so I thought I’d write about everybody’s nightmare – parking tickets. They are awful things; without doing harm to anyone or anything, you nevertheless wind up with a fine that can be up to £120! It’s no surprise, therefore, than thousands of people try to appeal their parking ticket. Here are some decent grounds for appealing: (more…)

A new report fro the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has indicated that the number of criminal cases being brought before magistrates is falling rapidly, in favour of cautions, fines and fixed penalties, given out by police and prosecutors. (more…)

My parents live in the Thames Valley Area where, recently, there has been a switching-off of speed cameras, after hefty cuts in funding. Oxfordshire alone suffered £600,000 of funding cuts and, in response, has turned off 72 fixed speed cameras. Personally, I’m thrilled; no longer do I have to stress about driving a few miles an hour over the limit and, more importantly, nor do the many elderly people in the area who insist on driving around at 20 miles per hour to “be on the safe side”. (more…)

Nick “The Loophole Lawyer” Freeman is famous for his ability to help celebrity figures away with their motoring offences. When Lee Bowyer was caught driving 132 miles per hour on the A1, Freeman argued that the motorway markings were irregular, saving Lee from the worst of the charges. (more…)

Over the course of 2008, 2.3 million fixed penalty notices were issued in the UK. 54% were for speeding, the majority of the evidence for which came from speed cameras. Of the 700,000 breath tests carried out on British motorists over 2008, around 91,000 were either positive or refused – that’s 13%. However, with the right motoring solicitors, many Britons have managed to get off the worst of their charges. (more…)

Low-risk speed offences – where your license isn’t at stake – or low speed driving offences typically will not benefit from the presence of a motoring solicitor. In many cases, 3 points is the standard penalty and very little can be done to prevent this occurring. However, in many other cases, a motoring lawyer is highly advisable.
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As a solicitor, you make think it’s in my best interests to advise everybody in any tricky situation with the law to seek legal
help. However, this is not why I got into the business; I got into the business because I like dealing with the truth. When it comes to motoring offences, the truth of the matter is not everybody will benefit from hiring people like me.

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