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

AI road cameras – all you need to know

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More and more AI cameras are cropping up across the Country, but how do they work and what type of offences do they detect? Our article explains: How Do AI Road Cameras Detect Driving Offences? AI road cameras are being used in various locations throughout the UK to detect offences such as using a handheld … Continue reading AI road cameras – all you need to know

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

Drink-Drive Rehabilitation Courses:

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Can a Drink-Drive Rehabilitation Course Reduce Your Ban? A drink-drive rehabilitation course can reduce a driving disqualification, but only when the court offers the course and it is completed with an approved provider by the deadline set. The reduction is usually up to one quarter of the ban. It does not overturn the conviction or … Continue reading Drink-Drive Rehabilitation Courses:

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

Can repeated 20mph speeding offences lead to a driving ban?

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Car passing a 20 mph sign and speed camera on a London residential street

More and more roads are becoming subject to a 20mph speed limit, indeed more than 50% of London’s roads are subject to a 20mph speed limit, and in Wales, the default speed limit is now 20mph. But is exceeding a 20mph limit treated the same as exceeding a 30mph limit, and can it lead to a ban? … Continue reading Can repeated 20mph speeding offences lead to a driving ban?

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