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Will you be worse off for pleading not guilty?
Under the sentencing guidelines credit for guilty plea will not reduce the driving ban, which state as follows 'The guideline applies only to the punitive elements of the sentence and has no impact on ancillary orders including orders of disqualification from...
Willesden MC – R v PW
The client was prosecuted for failing to provide specimen of breath. The police failed to arrange a Polish interpreter for the police station breath test procedure. The prosecution offered no evidence at trial after Phillip Lucas instructed by Sandra Cooper...
Swindon MC – R v HB
The client was prosecuted for failing to provide breath. The issues in the case were medical fitness and the police did not arrange a social worker as required by the codes of practice. Jay Lemosa instructed by Laura Heywood (reviewing lawyer) persuaded the Court...
Bristol MC – R v AS
The client was prosecuted for driving with excess alcohol. The client was represented at the first hearing by Stephen Parker. The charges were discontinued before trial after Neil Blackaby (reviewing lawyer) raised the failure of the Polish interpreter to properly...
Selection of Cases
We have set out hundreds of our previous cases below to give you insight into our expertise and the many ways it is possible to secure a favourable outcome. All of these clients avoided a mandatory driving ban with most awarded costs. Although initials have been...
Police officers widely misusing body-worn cameras
The BBC have reported on comments made by National Police Chief Council's lead for body-worn video, Acting Chief Constable Jim Colwell. Dispute failings undermine confidence in policing in his view and more footage should now be released in order to improve public...
Do I need representation for a guilty plea?
If you are charged with an offence the police may supply information about the benefits of admitting to the matter at an early stage of the case. It is very important to note that ‘credit for guilty plea’ does not apply to driving bans under sentencing guidelines...
Instructing a solicitor to request CCTV
It is important that police station or hospital procedure video footage is requested by the firm immediately even if you have yet to be charged. In one previous case in Bromley the police deleted the CCTV evidence after 4 days. Video footage evidence is vital for...
Reasons to choose us to deal with your case
Reasons to instruct this firm.... Experience of winning cases We have won lots of cases. Click the link below to read a selection of our many successful clients. https://www.drink-driving-solicitors.com/sample-of-cases/ Lawyers with proven track...
Police disclosure failings highlighted by Government select committee
Article below published by Law Society Gazette 20/07/18 Culture and leadership to blame for criminal evidence disclosure failures, say MPs Failures by police and prosecution authorities to disclose evidence which led to miscarriages of justice must be addressed...
Sky News Reports on discredited police laboratory
If you have been convicted of drug driving since 2014 you may be entitled to have your case re-opened. Please get in touch if your case was dealt with between 2014 and February '17. See the link below for more details...
BBC News article about police disclosure failings
This BBC news article talks about inefficiencies in the police service and how this can result in charges being dismissed against the defendant. Taken from BBC news website 18/07/17 'Police and prosecutors are causing delays and undermining justice in criminal...
Police laboratory subject to ransom claim
Another case demonstrating the opportunities to challenge the integrity of evidential specimens. This time Eurofins who work on thousands of cases for the police each year have had weaknesses in their data security systems...
Don’t let other solicitors tell you it’s not possible to avoid a driving ban!
Don’t let other solicitors tell you it’s not possible to avoid a driving ban! We have set out below details of 18 cases won over a 5 week period in which all clients featured avoided a driving ban after representation from National Motoring Lawyers including 4...
Backlog in cases reaches 480,000 from covid-19
Law Society Gazette article 26 June 2020 https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/magistrates-court-backlog-reaches-484000/5104780.article Magistrates’ courts face a backlog of over 480,000 cases, according to new figures laying bare the devastating impact of coronavirus...
Getting charges withdrawn under new CPS covid-19 guidance
New Crown Prosecution Service guidance requires prosecutors to consider dropping charges to reduce the backlog of cases from the Covid-19 outbreak (480,000 cases as at 26/06/20). The CPS in their April 2020 interim guidance (set out below) have acknowledged the...
March 2020 Newsletter
We have set out below details of successful cases this month which show how the firms strategies are used to pursue dismissal of the charges where the police fail to manage the case properly before the trial. Other issues include non-attendance of prosecution...
Welcome to Our New Website
We are very pleased with the recent update to our website which now features a new blog to keep you informed of any articles or matters of interest. Our previous site which we had been using since 2009 has had a welcome...