Are you facing proceedings for motoring or traffic matters?

The prospect of attending Court for a motoring offence can be daunting, especially if your job depends on a clean driving licence, which is the case for many positions held in the road freight transport industry. If you’ve been ‘endorsed’ in the past and had penalty points put on your driving record, you may also face disqualification from driving. It would therefore be an understatement to say there’s a lot at stake (both personally and perhaps professionally) for drivers facing motoring or traffic offences. If you’ve received a motoring summons to attend Court, we understand it can be a worrying and stressful time, and that’s exactly why it’s important to seek professional legal advice as soon as possible.

Here at Noble Solicitors we have helped many motorists protect their driving licences, whilst our expert team has a wealth of experience helping individuals accused of motoring or traffic offences, including the following situations:

• Speeding
• Using a mobile
• Driving without insurance
• Driving without a licence
• Careless driving
• Driving whilst unfit (such as consuming drink or drugs)
• Dangerous driving
• Death by dangerous or careless driving
• Failing to report an accident
• Fixed Penalty Notices
• Road rage incidents
• 12 points – “totting up” bans

The most common motoring offence in the UK is speeding. Yearly recorded speeding offences have increased over the last 10 years from 126,693 offences in 2007 to 176,441 offences in 2017 – a rise of nearly 40%. Vehicle registration and licence offences have also seen steady growth.

What happens if you’re convicted of a motoring offence?

The courts can fine you and ‘endorse’ your driving record with penalty points if you’re convicted of a motoring offence. These endorsements will stay on your driving record for 4 or 11 years, depending on the severity of the offence, whilst you can be disqualified from driving if you have built up 12 or more penalty points within a period of 3 years. If you’re a new driver (within 2 years of passing your test) your licence will be cancelled (revoked) if you get 6 or more points.

Speak to Noble Solicitors – We’re available outside of office hours

Here at Noble Solicitors we fully understand that receiving a motoring summons is unnerving. This can often be compounded by having to take time off work to go to see a lawyer, so it’s important to choose a team of solicitors who have decades of experience advising and assisting people accused of driving offences. From helping people retain their licences to reducing the length of time spent disqualified from driving, we backup our knowledge with a proven track record.

Andrew Brumhill, our Specialist Motoring Law Expert can not only advise you on the motoring law issue you face, but make a difficult situation better. We can also arrange to see you before or after your work commitments to ensure your everyday obligations do not need to grind to a halt. Consultations can be arranged as early as 5.30am, or if it’s more convenient, we can organise FaceTime or Skype video calls that are scheduled around your work, home or family commitments.

If you have an urgent enquiry regarding a motoring issue, or court summons you have received, please contact Andrew Brumhill on Andrew.brumhill@noblesolicitors.co.uk or 07976 238872. A response to your enquiry will be sent whatever day of the week you find yourself needing help.

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