Failure to Identify Driver

Our driving offence solicitors are experts in road traffic or motoring offences. We are based in Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields and offer representation throughout the North East, if you are looking for fail to identify driver solicitors.  These motoring offences for the Northumbria Police area are initially dealt with at Gateshead Magistrates court. Our failure to identify driver solicitors have many years of experience and are ranked as the best in the North East for their legal advice and representation for a range of offences, including drink driving, drug driving, careless driving, dangerous driving and speeding.

Section 172 of Road Traffic Act 1988

Failure to identify the driver of a vehicle when required to do so is an offence for which you can receive a minimum of 6 penalty points or even face disqualification from driving. This offence is part of Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act and comes about when the registered keeper of a vehicle or any other person does not provide details of who was driving at the time of an offence. Failure to comply with the regulations for Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act could lead to prosecution in court.

Responding to a “failure to identify driver” Notice

If you or your company or business has received a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), you are required by law to respond within 28 days to inform the police  of who was driving the vehicle at the time of the alleged motoring offence.

If you receive a Single Justice Procedure Notice or Postal Requisition to attend court, you should seek specialist advice as soon as possible. We may be able to attend early hearings on your behalf and avoid the requirement of attending yourself. At David Gray, our motoring solicitors are specialists in conducting trials in this complex area of law.

We understand how important your driving licence can be for everyday life. Whether you wish to challenge a charge or reduce the number of penalty points or avoid disqualification, contact us to speak to our specialist “failure to identify driver” motoring solicitors in Newcastle.

Failure to identify driver – totting up and exceptional hardship

As a result of the Totting Up system, if you receive 12 or more penalty points within three years, you should be immediately disqualified from driving for six months. The period of the ban after a motoring offence will increase if you have been disqualified from driving before.  However, you can avoid disqualification if you prove you would suffer “exceptional hardship”. To be successful, you must prove to the court that the consequences would be exceptional and more than hardship or inconvenience.  Some examples of exceptional hardship which could prevent you from being disqualified after a motoring offence include mortgage or financial loss and caring for others.

Our specialist solicitor for driving offences team will properly prepare you for this court hearing and provide expert representation, regardless of whether your offence is for drink driving, drug driving, dangerous driving or careless driving. Our expert motoring offence solicitors can support and represent you throughout all stages of your case, from the initial stages through to the Court of Appeal on all road traffic matters.

If your driving licence is important to you, get the best advice and representation BEFORE you go to court for driving offences.

Our Fees

All firms offering representation for driving offences are legally obliged to publish details of prices and personnel undertaking the work. Our fees vary depending on the specific motoring offence you require advice and representation for, and there are options forfixed fees. Bespoke fixed fees are available, and although most of our work is carried out under fixed fees, we can work by hourly rates.

For more details and to see our approach to financial charges in full,  please see our dedicated fees page for more information.

CONTACT US

You can reach our motoring solicitors team regarding driving offences direct on 0191 232 9547 or you can email us. For out-of-hours emergency advice please call 07764 929 487.

We can offer appointments at short notice for immediate advice on your motoring offence or wider situation, for your convenience these are offered by Zoom or telephone.

If you would rather meet with our motoring solicitors in person, then you can book an appointment at our Newcastle office:

NEWCASTLE:

56 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5XU

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields, our solicitors are best ranked in the North East. Our driving offence solicitors have many years’ experience in dealing with a variety of motoring offences and driving offences, and are here to help take the stress out of your situation.

We are ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners legal directories in band one (top band) for criminal law work in the North East, and we have a proven track record in successfully handling criminal cases regarding motoring offences in Newcastle and beyond.