If you have been accused of a motoring offence, the potential consequences – including disqualification, fine or potentially a prison sentence – can be extremely serious.

Our specialist motoring law solicitors provide you with a comprehensive service and will explore all options to attain a successful outcome for you. We will advise you on the implications of your situation, the potential lines of defence – and provide you with confident, robust representation in court, where that is necessary.

Please contact us for more information on how we can help!

Motoring / Road Traffic Act crimes

We can provide you with expert advice and assistance for the range of offences under the Road Traffic Act, including:

• Driving while disqualified
• Failing to conform to a traffic sign
• Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Leaving the scene of an accident
• Causing danger to other road users
• Forgery of driving documentation
• Obtaining a license while disqualified
• Speeding
• Dangerous driving
• Causing death by dangerous or careless driving

Supporting you

You will be represented by one of our experienced road traffic offences solicitors. Full details of our solicitors’ qualifications and experience appear on ‘Our Lawyers’ page under ‘Crime Department’.

For advice and representation at the Magistrates’ Court provided by one of our experienced road traffic offences solicitors in relation to summary only road traffic offences, our charges are based on the following fixed fees:

Fixed Fees

Attendance in office

We can provide a 30min pre-court consultation at our offices for £100.00 + VAT

Telephone consultation

Alternatively, we can provide an initial telephone consultation and formal letter of advice for £100.00 + VAT

Representation at the magistrates’ court

We can represent you at court upon a single appearance on a guilty plea and plea in mitigation for £300.00 including disbursements + VAT at a local court (within the M25), or £400.00 (plus travel expenses, but including all other disbursements) + VAT at a non-local court

We can represent you at a local court upon a single appearance in contested matters (trial following not guilty plea, or a ‘special reasons’ application) for £1,000–£2,500 + VAT including disbursements depending on the length of the contested hearing

We can represent you at a non-local court upon a single appearance in contested matters (trial following not guilty plea, or a ‘special reasons’ argument) for £1,250–£3,000 plus travel expenses, but including all other disbursements + VAT depending on the length of the contested hearing

We charge a fee of £150.00 including disbursements + VAT when we attend adjourned hearings in local courts and £250.00 plus travel expenses, but including all other disbursements + VAT at a non-local court

Please note

Unless otherwise stated, the fixed fee quoted includes:

• Considering evidence
• Providing advice in relation to plea and likely sentence
• Where we cannot anticipate the likely sentence, advice on the options available to the court in relation to sentencing
• Where appropriate, advice on whether an exceptional hardship, or special reasons argument should be made
• For representation – representation at a single hearing by one of our solicitors (independent advocacy and/or other experts are not included in the fixed fees quoted above)