Road Traffic Law: Some Useful Case Studies
 Case Study A Our client, a retired Police Traffic Sergeant, was charged in Glasgow District Court with an alleged offence of careless driving by travelling at speeds of up to 90mph, in frosty conditions, in a 50mph speed limit. The evidence confirmed that there were serious doubts about the manner in which the alleged speed had been estimated and accordingly we were instructed to defend the case. We also noticed that the case had been prosecuted within the wrong jurisdiction and the Crown were forced to desert proceedings. The Crown re-raised the case in however, upon further consideration, it was clear that the Crown had, for a second time, raised proceedings in the wrong jurisdiction. Following a plea to the competency, the case was deserted and the Crown personally barred from taking the matter any further due to the six month rule. An excellent result as our client explains: "As a retired Police Traffic Sergeant, I had occasion to contact Michael Lyon Solicitors when I was recently charged with careless driving. I was aware of his standing as a road traffic expert Solicitor in and, from the first, was very impressed with his depth of knowledge of road traffic law and attention to detail. I had no hesitation in retaining Michael to take charge of my case as I believed in his total professionalism, work ethic and determination to achieve the optimum result....My faith in his ability has now been amply rewarded as due to his expert knowledge of road traffic law, my case has now been deserted! I know a lot about road traffic law as a retired Police Traffic Sergeant, but perhaps not as much as Michael Lyon! I would unreservedly recommend Michael Lyon Solicitors to anyone in similar circumstances: your future could not be in better hands!!" Case Study B The Charge: on xxx on a road or other public place, namely the Kingston Bridge, Glasgow, you xxx did drive a motor vehicle, namely motor car registered xxx after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in your breath was 86 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath which exceeded the prescribed limit, namely 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath;CONTRARY to the Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 5(1)(a) The Brief: Michael Lyon Solicitors were instructed to defend the case as recognised  The Evidence: The Police statements detailed a sequence of events that confirmed the correct procedures had been followed. From initial arrest to subsequent cation and charge, there was nothing exceptional to note. The intoximeter forms confirmed the terms of the statements. The Outcome: The case proceeded to trial at Glasgow District Court in October 2008. Our client was found not guilty of as our submission of no case to answer was upheld. We are not willing to disclose the basis of defence although can confirm we have had success in various Courts in with the same point. "I contacted Michael Lyon Solicitors through a media friend who Michael had represented a number of years ago. I really didn't hold out much hope as I felt I would simply have to accept the inevitable. I was aware that the allegation of drink driving was serious and only really expected a bit of damage limitation at best. After six months of various Court hearings, the case finally proceeded to trial. Michael had discussed a technical defence in relation to drink driving cases and we decided to proceed on that basis. To my utter delight, I was found not guilty of the drink driving charge. Words cannot express my sincere gratitude for saving my licence and livlihood. For anybody out there looking for a specialist road traffic lawyer in , I would urge you to contact Michael Lyon Solicitors. Having had the pleasure of seeing Michael in action, I can only say I was, and remain to be, amazed by his level of expertise. The guy is, quite simply, The Road Traffic Lawyer in ."  Case Study C Our client had received a Court citation for an alleged speeding offence in , involving speeds of approximately 50mph in excess of the speed limit. The case was complicated on the basis that our client had six live penalty points on his licence and, as well as the present matter, was the subject of two further road traffic prosecutions involving a further obligatory endorsement of six points. The Police statements confirmed a number of fundamental deficiencies and, as a result, our client was found not guilty of speeding. The other two cases were also successfully defended. "I was referred to Michael Lyon Solicitors through a personal friend. I was absolutely aware that the speeding case, in itself, posed a problem and matters were made worse by the fact I had six live points on my licence. The Crown eventually accepted my plea of not guilty to the speeding charge. I couldn't believe it as the allegation was that I was nearly twice the speed limi