Drug Driving Benzoylecgonine (BZE) Case Won At York City Magistrates’ Court

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Overview: Our client from North Yorkshire was accused of drug driving, when the analysis of his blood revealed the presence of benzoylecgonine (the main metabolite of cocaine) to be above the specified limit. For this client, the stakes were high. The case carried the risk of criminal conviction and 12 month disqualification, and the kind … Continue reading Drug Driving Benzoylecgonine (BZE) Case Won At York City Magistrates’ Court

Section 172 Failure To Identify The Driver Allegation Dropped At Court

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Overview: Our client came to Ashworth Motoring Law facing two separate allegations arising from the same incident: a speeding allegation and an allegation of failing to provide driver information. He accepted from the outset that he had been the driver on the day in question. What he did not accept was the suggestion that he … Continue reading Section 172 Failure To Identify The Driver Allegation Dropped At Court

Cannabis ‘In Charge’ Allegation Dropped After Defence Challenges

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Overview: When a young driver was accused of being in charge of a vehicle with THC (the main psychoactive cannabinoid found in cannabis) in his blood, and the analysis showed a level above the legal limit, the case might have looked simple on paper. It was not. The evidence showed a far more nuanced picture: … Continue reading Cannabis ‘In Charge’ Allegation Dropped After Defence Challenges

Exceptional Hardship Success at Colchester Magistrates’ Court

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Overview: Our client, a self-employed mortgage consultant from Essex, faced a speeding matter at Colchester Magistrates’ Court. Because he already had 9 active penalty points on his licence, a further 3 points would ordinarily have led to a six-month “totting up” disqualification. Ashworth Motoring Law prepared and presented an exceptional hardship case, and the court … Continue reading Exceptional Hardship Success at Colchester Magistrates’ Court

Recent Motoring Law Case Results:

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Ashworth Motoring Law provides specialist representation to drivers who have been accused of committing a motoring offence. Below is a selection of the successful outcomes (not guilty verdicts) we have secured for our clients in the most popular offence categories. All motoring law case results are anonymised to protect client confidentiality. This page is updated … Continue reading Recent Motoring Law Case Results:

Drug Driving Allegation Dropped After Persistent Defence Challenge

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Overview: Ashworth Motoring Law acted for a young client accused of drug driving and successfully avoided a conviction and disqualification after a long-running and heavily contested case marked by repeated evidential problems. Shortly before the trial, which was due to take place at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court, the Prosecution discontinued the case. Background and history of … Continue reading Drug Driving Allegation Dropped After Persistent Defence Challenge

Six-Month Totting-Up Ban Avoided for Senior Area Manager

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Senior Area Manager Keeps Her Licence — and Her Career Overview: Our client; a Scotland-based senior area manager faced a potentially career-ending six-month driving ban after accumulating 12 or more penalty points through a series of speeding offences. With her livelihood, her home, and the livelihoods of hundreds of employees who depended on her leadership … Continue reading Six-Month Totting-Up Ban Avoided for Senior Area Manager

In Charge of Vehicle with Drugs in Blood Exceeding the Limit –  Charges Dismissed: A Case Study in Specialist Defence

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Overview: Ashworth Motoring Law successfully defended a motorist who faced two charges under 5A(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 of being in charge of a vehicle whilst the proportion of controlled drugs in their blood was said to have exceed the prescribed legal limits. Through careful case preparation, persistent challenge to the prosecution's failures, … Continue reading In Charge of Vehicle with Drugs in Blood Exceeding the Limit –  Charges Dismissed: A Case Study in Specialist Defence