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Being charged with any type of motoring offence, like a speeding offence, can be a difficult and worrying time. You may have been given a speeding ticket by the police as a result of driving over the speed limit or you may have received a Notice of Intended Prosecution in the post and are seeking legal advice to support and guide you.
By working with a specialist speeding offence solicitor at David Gray, you can be assured that your motoring offence case will be handled with professionalism, you will be represented fairly and could achieve a favourable result. Our motoring solicitors have experience in dealing with all types of motoring offences, including a speeding offence or other road traffic offences.
Our team of motoring solicitors, which includes our expert speeding offence solicitors, have worked with clients facing driving offences including dangerous driving and careless driving relating to speed. Our motoring offence solicitors are best ranked in the North East. We are located in Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields, but we work with clients located throughout the UK to support them as they face charges of speeding offences.
We can provide you with immediate legal advice on all aspects of speeding including receiving a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), a Single Justice Procedure Notice, speeding fines, fixed penalty notices and potential disqualification from driving.
If you are looking for a speeding offence solicitor to represent you and your case, choose David Gray’s team of motoring solicitors to provide police station advice or representation at Crown Court.
What can a speeding offence solicitor help you with?
A speeding offence solicitor can help you challenge a range of motoring offences, like a speeding allegation, build a strong defence for your case and provide legal advice to guide you throughout the legal process. Working with expert motoring offence solicitors can assist you in potentially avoiding penalty points, disqualification or a fine.
At David Gray, our team of motoring solicitors have extensive experience in supporting clients who have been charged with a motoring offence, like a speeding offence. We can gather the necessary evidence to write to the prosecution and attempt to persuade them to drop the case at their discretion or, if you are requested to appear in court, we can work alongside you to present your reasons and aim for a favourable result.
Why should you seek legal advice from a speeding offence solicitor?
If you are arrested by the police or served with a Notice of Intended Prosecution or Single Justice Procedure Notice on the basis of committing a motoring offences like a speeding offence, you should seek legal advice immediately. This will help your case by collating evidence and building a defence to provide to the court.
At David Gray, we understand that losing your driving licence can have a huge impact on your life and anyone you care for, like children or another relative. By engaging a speeding offence solicitor to support you through your motoring offence case, you can provide defence that may lead to you not losing your licence. This is known as exceptional hardship.
If you can prove that losing your driving licence can impact you and your job, cause financial issues that may lead to the loss of your home or affect the life of someone you look after and need to drive to appointments or other places, you will achieve an exceptional hardship claim. Without the guidance of a specialist speeding offence solicitor, you may not be able to produce a convincing case.
Since motoring solicitors are trained and have experience in a range of areas, from careless driving and drug driving to supporting those charged with failure to identify driver or using a mobile phone while driving, seeking legal advice from a speeding offence solicitor as soon as you learn of the allegations against you for a motoring offence is critical.
Notice of Intended Prosecution
If you are suspected to be driving over the speed limit, you may receive a Notice of Intended Prosecution.
A Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) is issued to the registered keeper, informing them that they may be prosecuted for a driving offence. The document will be sent to the registered owner within 14 days of the car being caught speeding by a speed camera alongside a Section 172 notice, which must be returned to the police within 28 days, informing them of who was driving the vehicle at the time the speeding offence was committed. If you ignore this request, you risk also being charged with failure to identify driver. Ignoring the notice may mean you have to go to court.
If you have received a Notice of Intended Prosecution, you should seek specialist advice from a speeding offence solicitor as soon as possible. It may be possible to liaise with the police to avoid prosecution and our speeding offence solicitors can offer guidance during this period. The strict time limits attached to returning these documents, or failing to complete the form, could result in six penalty points on your licence.
Single Justice Procedure Notice
A Single Justice Procedure Notice is given when an individual has been charged with a minor criminal offence, including motoring offences and road traffic incidents.
The case will be decided by a magistrate without you going to court. You have 21 days to respond to your notice from the date stated on the document and without a response, the magistrate may find you guilty. This can result in a fine or penalty points added to your licence. In some cases, you may even be disqualified from driving.
If you have received a Single Justice Procedure Notice for driving offences, you should seek specialist advice from a speeding offence solicitor as soon as possible. If you do not respond, the magistrate will decide your case without your input and you will be found guilty. By responding to the notice, you are giving yourself an opportunity to share your side of the case, which could lead to a more favourable result, especially if you engage in legal advice from a speeding offence solicitor.
We understand how important having a driving licence is in daily life. Whether you wish to challenge the speeding charge, reduce the level of punishment, or avoid disqualification, contact our speeding offence solicitors for further advice.
Speeding, totting up and exceptional hardship
If you receive 12 or more penalty points within a three-year period, you should be disqualified under the Totting Up system.
However, if you are able to prove you would suffer exceptional hardship by losing your licence, you may be able to avoid disqualification. If your disqualification would impact other people – for example, if you are a business owner, care for others or would experience mortgage or financial loss – you may avoid disqualification under exceptional hardship. Our exceptional hardship solicitors can work with you and your speeding offence solicitor to support your exceptional hardship claim.
It is important to note that if you do avoid disqualification under exceptional hardship after committing a speeding offence, the penalty points will still remain on your licence.
If you are a new driver and receive six or more penalty points within two years of passing your test, you will have your licence revoked and will have to apply and pay for a new provisional licence before retaking and passing both practical and theory parts of a driving test.
If you are caught speeding, our specialist speeding offence solicitors will prepare you properly for your court hearing and provide expert representation during your case. If your driving licence is important to you, you can avoid disqualification or excessive penalty points by seeking important legal advice and representation before you go to court.
Speeding and driving disqualification
If you are caught driving significantly above the speed limit by the police, you may face an outright disqualification from driving. This will be decided in court, where the decision will be made based upon how serious the court think the offence is.
Our specialist speeding offence solicitors can help you through the process and avoid being disqualified or losing your licence.
Our Fees
At David Gray, our fees for motoring solicitors depend entirely on your case and the approach you are looking to take to obtaining our legal advice.
In accordance with rules published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, all law firms offering this type of work must publish details of prices and personnel undertaking the work.
You can find all of the information on our fees and the factors that impact these fees here.
Contact Us
If you are looking for expert legal advice to support you throughout your motoring offence case, working with a speeding offence solicitor from David Gray can help you reach a favourable outcome.
With offices in Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields, you can visit us and meet our motoring solicitors in person or call us on 0191 232 9547 to book an appointment. We also offer appointments at short notice for immediate advice on your situation via Zoom, Microsoft Teams or telephone.
Our out of hours emergency line is 07764 929487 if you are facing arrest or immediate police interview
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56 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5XU
