Motoring offence solicitors in Leicester

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Common offences

• Speeding and red lights: often dealt with by fixed penalty, but a court summons follows for higher speeds or disputed cases.
• Totting up: reaching 12 points within three years usually means a minimum six-month ban.
• Drink and drug driving: a minimum 12-month ban on conviction, often longer, plus a fine or community order and sometimes prison.
• Driving without insurance: six to eight points or a discretionary ban.
• Careless and dangerous driving, and offences involving a collision.
• Failing to identify the driver: six points and a fine, often more serious than the original offence.

When a solicitor helps

Motoring solicitors are most useful where you’re facing a ban, where there’s a technical defence (for example on the procedure or evidence), or where you want to argue exceptional hardship to avoid a totting-up ban, or special reasons not to endorse or disqualify. These arguments need evidence and are decided by magistrates; a well-prepared case makes a real difference.

Costs

SRA-regulated firms must publish price information for summary-only motoring offences, so you can compare fixed fees. Leicestershire cases are usually heard at Leicester Magistrates’ Court.

Common questions