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Being charged with any type of road 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 and are looking for expert legal advice and support from speeding offence solicitors to help you throughout your case.
At David Gray, our motoring, road traffic, and driving offence solicitors have experience in dealing with all manners of motoring offences, including speeding offences. If you are looking for a speeding solicitor to represent you and your case, we are based in Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields and offer representation to clients throughout the North East.
Our speeding offence solicitors have many years of experience across driving offences including dangerous driving and careless driving, and are best ranked in the North East. Call now for immediate legal advice on all aspects of speeding including a Notice of Intended Prosecution, speeding fines, fixed penalty notices and potential disqualification from driving.
Notice of Intended Prosecution
A Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) is issued to the registered keeper, informing them that they may be prosecuted for an 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. 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 6 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 and 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 or you could be fined or penalty points will be added to your licence.
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 you may be found guilty in your absence.
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, you can avoid disqualification if you prove you would suffer “Exceptional Hardship” by losing your licence. If your disqualification would impact other people – for example, if you are a business owner – if you care for others or if you would experience mortgage or financial loss, you may avoid disqualification from driving under exceptional hardship.
If you are a new driver and receive 6 or more penalty points within 2 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 and get the best advice and representation BEFORE you go to court.
Speeding and driving disqualification
If you have been caught driving well above the speed limit , the court can consider an outright disqualification and this will be decided based upon how serious they think the offence is.
You can also be disqualified from driving if you are convicted of a driving offence, like dangerous driving, drug driving, drink driving or using your mobile phone while driving.
Our specialist speeding offence solicitors can help you through the process and avoid being disqualified or losing your licence.
Our Fees
In accordance with rules published by the SRA, all firms offering this type of work must publish details of prices and personnel undertaking the work. Please see our fees page for more information on our service prices.
CONTACT US
You can reach our team 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 situation, for your convenience these are offered by Zoom or telephone.
If you would rather meet with our 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. For legal advice, our speeding offence solicitors have many years’ of experience in dealing with a variety of motoring and traffic offences and are here to help take the stress out of your situation.
