SPEEDING
As a sales rep I am always being flashed for speeding, now sitting with 6 points and one new letter of intending prosecution, can you help Yes we can. High mileage "Road Warrior" types should really subscribe to our Road Traffic Plan. See this link for more details www.roadtrafficlaw.com/Tryus.htm We deal with speeding cases nearly every day and have encountered ALL speed recording devices and situations so you will be in very experienced hands. Category: Speeding I have recieved notice of prosecution for speeding ,namely 56mph in a 30mphzone. this was commited on july29.The charge is to be heard on the 25jan 2007 at glasgow district court, recieved notice of this on the 27 dec 2006.I was wondering if there is a time limit as to when i should have been notified of said charge.thanks You have probably heard something about "Timebar" when cases fall because they have been raised against you outwith a timelimit.As a general rule 6 months is the time limit however there are certain circumstances when the Crown can extend this period. Category: Speeding I was stopped for speeding on the part of the M8 that is a 50mph zone. I was not shown a radar gun or a visual image of my speed but was told that the police had a device that can be checked. Is this correct and if so what is the likely outcome ? It is good police practise to show you evidence of speeding at the time but it is not fatal to the Crown case if they fail to do this. If you are the registered keeper of the vehicle you should receive a Notice of Intended Prosecution within 14 days of being stopped. (Contact us if you don't!) The device used by the police can be checked and images obtained checked before trial. The police need not provide these images until a decision has been made on prosecution but often do. We can be of more assistance to you in obtaining the photographs and checking the instrument used by the police.Best not to ask to many questions or to start demanding calibration certificates and video of incident etc as it simply prepares the ground for the prosecution. Category: Speeding I have just received a copy complaint setting out a speeding charge but the location referred too is wrong. It looks like a typo but can the Procurator Fiscal fix this? Usually the Procurator Fiscal can amend the complaint of any typos however when they relates to something as important as location we believe we could successfully argue that since this is essential to establish proper jurisdiction the amendment should not be allowed and the case should fall. Contact us to win your case. Category: SpeedingWhen recently stopped by the police for speeding on the M8 they said I would probably get a "Fixed Penalty Notice" Is this right and what is a Fixed Penalty Notice? A fixed penalty notice is a document that you receive from the Procurator Fiscal's office it is designed to save courts the time and expense of dealing with minor and undisputed offences. Non-endorseable tickets are given for such offences as defective lights, no seat belt, parking offences and other similar minor matters which do not carry penalty points.This carries a fixed fine of £30 and must be paid within 28 days. An endorseable fixed penalty notice is very similar but carries a fine of at least £60 and a variable number of penalty points, depending on the offence itself. Speeding carries a minimum of 3 points. Category: SpeedingI have received a fixed penalty but do not intend paying because i was NOT speeeding. What happens next and will I now get a higher sentence if convicted? If you fail to pay a fixed penalty fine within 28 days, the fine will automatically increase by 50%. If you fail to pay that, a summons is issued for you to attend court. Due to the fact that these tickets were designed to save time, expense and inconvenience to the court you may safely assume that most Magistrates will normally increase the fine and often sometimes the number of points endorsed on the licence. Presumably you want to defend the case since you say you were not speeding. You need advise on the merits of your defence. Give us a call to discuss your case in detail and we will advise you on the merits of your casee. Call free on 0800 612 9597 Category: SpeedingI have just been flashed,again. I have 9 pen points on my licence and write to ask if this means I will be banned. I drive approx 20k miles per annum as an IT support worker in my own business. If I lose my licence the business will go down the pan. If your nine points are within 3 years of the present offence (Going from offence to offence dates) then yes you are due to be disqualified under "Totting up procedures" All is not lost as you may be able to argue that "exceptional hardship" would occur if you lost your licence. If you can peruade the court that others would be affected badly,e.g.lose job, mortgage,business etc etc then you may persuade the court to impose the points but refrain from disqualificatuion. You need experienced help to win