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speeding solicitors Mansfield

 

Speeding Solicitors Mansfield

 

Are you looking for speeding solicitors Mansfield?

 

Our expert team are here to help.

 

We are the only specialist speeding solicitors Mansfield, and have extensive knowledge of all speeding matters.

 

Whether you plan to plead guilty to the offence and mitigate to have the penalty reduced, or have a defence, we are the experts you need on your side. 

 

If you are convicted of a speeding offence at Court, you will face either penalty points of a driving disqualification.  If this offence causes you to reach 12 points or more, you will fall to be disqualified for 6 months under the totting up provisions.  We can help you avoid this ban by arguing Exceptional Hardship.

 

You may, however, have a defence to the speeding charge, and speeding solicitors Mansfield are experts in exploring, identifying and preparing these cases.

 

Defences can include:

 

  • Factual defences such as:
    • I was not the driver
    • I was the driver but was not speeding
    • I was speeding because of an emergency situation
  • Technical defences such as:
    • The procedure was not followed correctly
    • The evidence against me is unreliable, perhaps due to machinery not being calibrated correctly

 

We have vast experience in all aspects of this type of law, and can guide you through your options.  Speeding solicitors Mansfield are committed to presenting you with your options and then guiding you towards the best choice for you and your circumstances.  We understand that every case, and every client, is unique and we will never pressure you into proceeding in a way that is not right for you.

 

Our award winning team are local to Mansfield and are the only local firm to be recognised in the prestigious Legal 500 directory of the leading law firms in the UK. 

 

If you need speeding solicitors Mansfield, call us now on 01623 397200.

 

 

 

Early Return of Licence Specialist Lawyers

Helen Newman of Forrest Williams

 

Can I Apply For An Early Return of Licence?

 

Have you been disqualified from driving for more than 3 years?

 

Have you served almost half of your sentence (or a minimum of two years)?

 

If you have said yes to both of these questions then you could be eligible to make an application to the courts to allow you to reapply for your licence before the disqualification period has finished.  This early return of licence is in addition to any credit applied for successfully completing any court offered courses (such as the Drink Drive Rehabilitation Course). So for example if you were disqualified for 4 years in May of 2012 you could now make the application as you will have served half of it by the time of the hearing, so could gain up to 12 months further reprieve (48 months – 24 months already served + 12 months credit for the course = 12 months gained!)

 

At Forrest Williams we know that people rely on their cars and that being without the means to drive can have a significant impact on the quality of your life and those around you. We know that your life now may not be as it was when you were disqualified. We are experienced in supporting client through the application process, both in preparation and at court, to persuade the courts to grant the early return of licence.

 

The application itself is not difficult – you simply need the courts to agree to list the matter. What is hard though is persuading the courts that your licence should be returned early. In effect you are asking the courts to amend its earlier sentence – one which they will have considered as appropriate when passing initially. This will require you to attend court and give evidence in person as to why the courts should amend their earlier decision.

 

The courts will consider:

 

  • The circumstances of the original offence which led to the disqualification
  • Your conduct since
  • Why you are making the application now.

 

At Forrest Williams we work with you to show the courts not just that you want your licence back but why you need it. We work very closely with you preparing documentary evidence to provide to the courts to support the assertion that not only do you need your licence back, but that should they agree to the application, that they are satisfied that you will not be back before them for a similar offence.

 

We recently helped a gentleman in Stoke Magistrates Court regain his licence a full 18 months earlier than he should have done. His mother’s health had taken a turn for the worse and he wanted to be able to spend more time with her, time he wasn’t able to by making use of public transport due to the distance between them. Without his licence he could only get to see her at the weekend, with it back he would be able to pop over most nights. We worked closely with her carers to provide the court with references to support the benefit having her son around would have on her. We worked with him to help the courts see that he did not pose a risk of reoffending, we provided them with medical evidence to support that his body showed no effects of ongoing alcohol or substance abuse. The courts granted the application and our client was delighted!

 

At Forrest Williams we know that every case is unique and because of that we do not have a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to cases. If you are considering making an application for early return of licence then give us a call on 01623 397200. We will listen to you, hear your story and advise you as to the strength of any application.

 

 

 

 

 

Motoring Offence: Is Legal Representation Needed?

Kirsty Day of Forrest Williams

 

I’ve had a few calls before where the client asks: “is it really worth having legal representation for a motoring offence?”

 

My answer to that is simple: Yes

 

Not long ago Tom called into the office for some initial advice. He’d been caught for speeding – over 100mph on the motorway.  He also had 9 points on his licence.

 

His conversation to me was “I’ve already got 9 points on my licence so the courts are obviously going to ban me, is it worth having someone represent me just to end up getting the same outcome?”

 

The speed Tom was charged with meant he would either face a short disqualification or a further 4-6 points on his licence which would make him fall to be disqualified for 6 months under the “totting up” procedure should he not be able to conduct a successful Exceptional Hardship application.

 

He was desperate for the short disqualification so he could keep his licence and in turn his job. He instructed us to mitigate for the ban rather than the points, but that didn’t stop me from fully preparing an Exceptional Hardship application should the disqualification not be imposed by the Magistrates at his hearing.

 

I took a full statement outlining his mitigating circumstances and guided him through full case preparation for Exceptional Hardship just in case. Tom was so grateful that I’d been proactive enough to think about what might happen should he not get his favourable outcome in court.

 

I hand-picked one of our fully experienced motoring offence barristers for the hearing and provided her with the full case details and prepared documents.

 

The full mitigating statement and supporting documents secured Tom his desired short disqualification from the Magistrates. He was delighted with the effort both myself and his barrister had put into his case. His feedback was:

 

Hi Kirsty, I just wanted to write a quick note of thanks regarding your help towards my case. Whilst I did receive a ban I feel this was the best result under the circumstances and my barrister read the magistrates well as to what they were going to dish out as a punishment and she felt that trying for an EH claim would have not gone our way so we went for the lesser of two evils. I hope (in a nice way) that I don’t need your services again in the future but if anyone else comes into similar circumstances I will certainly point them in your direction.

 

At Forrest Williams we always go above and beyond for our motoring offence clients. It was obvious to Tom that instructing us to represent him for his speeding matter was “worth it”. We would do the same for any one of our clients.

 

If you have a motoring offence you’d like representation for, please do not hesitate to contact the team on 01623 397200.

 

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