The Offences:
A person is guilty of speeding if they are found to be travelling in excess of the limit imposed for that road.
In cases where the driver of a vehicle is alleged to be guilty of a certain driving offence, the keeper of the vehicle shall give information as to the identity of the driver as he may be required and commits an offence if he fails to do so, unless he has taken all due diligence in attempting to identify the driver.
The Penalties:
An offence of speeding carries mandatory licence endorsement of between three and six penalty points. In more extreme cases of speeding the magistrates will impose an immediate discretionary disqualification.
An offence of failing to furnish details now carries a mandatory six point penalty.
In both cases the magistrates will impose a financial penalty calculated loosely in accordance with your income.
How we can help:
We can help in a variety of ways, too numerous to mention. For example ( and this is not meant to be an exhaustive list)
- we can advise upon the signeage of the road. In certain circumstances a road sign may not be of the prescribed nature potentially leading to an acquittal
- we can advise upon the benefit to you of a discretionary disqualification instead of the accumulation of penalty points
- we can assist in the presentation of mitigation, and if your licence is at stake because of the accumulation of penalty points we can argue that mitigating circumstances exist for you to keep your licence
- we can advise upon the consequences of completing the "Notice of Intended Prosecution" and the defences that exist
-where there is an irregularity in the manner in which your speed was recorded we may be able to challenge this.
Legal Aid:
Legal aid is generally not available to contest speeding offences. Whilst our fees are transparent, we do make it clear to our clients that in cases which require a challenge to a police officer's evidence our fees will be higher than if the case proceeds as a guilty plea.
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