Speeding penalties and other driving offences can carry with them substantial financial penalties and may even lead to a driving ban. In a lot of cases, though, these speeding penalties and other penalties may be avoided through the timely intervention of a road traffic solicitor. A road traffic solicitor has an in depth knowledge of the legal and road safety systems as well as pertinent information related to similar driving offences. A road traffic solicitor will be able to advise you on whether to plead guilty or not and they can prepare your case for court.

Help With Speeding Penalties

Speeding penalties are the most common of driving offences. They typically carry penalty points as well as a financial penalty and once you've accrued a certain number of penalty points on your license you face an automatic ban. It doesn't take many speeding penalties or driving offences before you reach this limit. Receiving a speeding ticket for driving marginally over the speed limit can carry a three point penalty and two speeding tickets within two years of acquiring your license could see you face a 12 month ban; except in exceptional circumstances.

Unreliable Speed Camera Evidence

One of the biggest flaws in the speeding offence system is that speed cameras are notoriously unreliable and have proven time and time again to provide inaccurate or wildly incorrect information leading to equally inaccurate speeding penalties. There is even evidence of a speed camera offence given to somebody hundreds of miles away when the incident occurs. One milkman accrued several speed camera offences while driving his milk float.

Drink Driving Cases

Drink driving prosecutions carry with them the possibility of being banned from driving for a determined period of time. Under certain circumstances a drink driving ban can be avoided but you should act quickly to prepare a case for court displaying these exceptional circumstances and proving that a drink driving ban would cause you exceptional hardship. A road traffic solicitor can advise you of the best course of action to take and your rights as a driver. This includes whether or not you should plead guilty to the drink driving charge in the first place.

Not All Speeding Tickets Are Accurate

When appearing in court for any driving offences, the first step is to determine your plea. In a surprising number of cases, the best option is to plead not guilty and a road traffic solicitor can assist in determining the best option for your case. Should it be decided that a guilty plea is the best choice then the road traffic solicitor can prepare your case and fight your corner. One of the biggest mistakes that people make when accused of any driving offences is to attempt the process alone without the assistance of a qualified and experienced road traffic solicitor.

Getting Help When You Receive A Speeding Ticket

The best time to contact a road traffic solicitor is as soon as you are aware that you have been accused of any driving offences. Even before you receive a speeding ticket and you receive the letter asking to confirm who was driving the car, a road traffic solicitor can help you determine the best course of action. We can also determine the efficacy of a speeding ticket and contest any erroneous speed camera offence that you might have collected but a road traffic solicitor like Langleys Solicitors can only help once you contact us.

Penalty Points From Driving Offences

With every driving offence, from a speeding ticket to a drink driving case you run the risk of penalties that include points on your license and even a ban. In the most exceptional cases you may face a prison sentence. Regardless of the driving offence you deserve to be properly represented. A road traffic solicitor may be able to affect a reduction in penalty or have the case dismissed completely.

You Could Potentially Avoid A Ban

Once you have collected too many speed camera offences or other driving offences you stand to have your license revoked for a period of between 6 months and 12 months. However, the courts will listen to pleas of circumstances that mean you would face exceptional hardship by being banned. Alternatively, successfully contesting an illegitimate speed camera offence or speeding ticket may prevent you from receiving those final few points so that you can keep driving.

Langleys Solicitors

Langleys Solicitors can assist with speeding penalties and drink driving cases. We can help you determine who is liable for a speeding ticket and who, therefore, should face any speeding penalties. Many people make the mistake of instantly assuming that they are guilty of a speed camera offence without questioning its legitimacy. The police know that there are problems with speed camera offences and the resulting speeding penalties but are willing to continue using the speed cameras. As well as contesting a speeding ticket we can also help fight a drink driving ban or drink driving charge.