A motoring offence normally just means a speeding ticket which you want to deal with and forget about as quickly as possible. Sometimes, however, you will need a motoring solicitor to save you from losing your livelihood or even from going to prison.
To help give you an idea of what to do when using a motoring solicitor and what to expect from the service TakeLegalAdvice.com has spoken to a selection of lawyer.
What a motoring solicitor will deal with
Speeding offences are the work that motoring solicitors most commonly deal with, but more specifically when they are facing a ban says Gwyn Lewis (left) of motoring solicitors Burton Copeland . You could be disqualified if you get 12 points on your license – or 6 as a probationary driver – and if you are caught speeding excessively.
“Driving is a lot like breathing: people don’t worry about it until they are told they can’t do it anymore,” says Lewis. “The role of a motoring solicitor is to make the process as painless as possible and take away the worry. Sometimes it is just a matter of hearing a reassuring voice on the end of the phone.”
Other matters a motoring solicitor will deal with include drink driving, failing to provide a specimen, careless driving and dangerous driving.
However, Simon Corbett-Jarvis (right), a motoring solicitor at Southampton-based firm Eric Robinson , says it is necessary to question whether it is cost effective to use a motoring solicitor in...
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