SOLICITORS FOR SPEEDING OFFENCES

The motorist has never been more at risk of being caught for speeding than they are now.

The penalty for speeding is a mandatory endorsement of the driving licence, of between 3 to 6 penalty points, or a discretionary disqualification where there is excessive speed. Where a person obtains 12 penalty points within a 3 year period, there is a risk of a disqualification from the totting up procedures and it is thus possible that, as little as two speeding convictions in that period could lead to disqualification.

Expert representation is vital to ensure that any defence that can be mounted is put forward and where that is not possible, effective mitigation will lead to the minimum endorsement on one’s driving licence.

With so many alternative types of speed measuring devices employed, it must not be forgotten that all have to be correctly calibrated and used in accordance with strict guidelines as to when and how they are to be operated.

The vast majority of motorists who are alleged to have been caught speeding will accept a Fixed Penalty Notice and often there is a failure to consider whether there may even be a challenge possible to the allegation and thus the matter is not contested.

As soon a notification is received, it is thus vital to seek expert advice as to whether your case may be one where a challenge would be appropriate.