When To Hire Motoring Solicitors
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.
When arguing against a charge of speeding, for example, many motors challenge the speed they were said to have been travelling. This normally takes the form of a challenge against the equipment used to detect their speed. The same applies to drink driving, in which case people challenge the accuracy of the alcohol detection equipment. In both cases, legal representation is highly advised, as it is exceptionally hard to provide decent evidence to support such claims.
Defendants seeking instead to challenge the Police Officer from whom their charge has been made should also consider employing a solicitor to help their case. Police Officers, as people of the law, are highly experienced in most legal matters, courtroom appearances included. Despite the neutrality that judges are required to maintain, a Police Officer always starts a case in a strong position, compared to a civilian accused of a traffic offence.
