Over one year since the new “specified limit” drug driving law was introduced and there are STILL no sentencing guidelines in place to regulate the way that offenders are punished.This article by expert drug driving lawyer Alison Ashworth explains how this could lead to potential injustice across the Country
A preliminary discussion with the Prosecutor led to one of the charges against our client being dropped due to the defence evidence that had been gained in connection with the charge. This left only one matter for the Court to determine. Following a guilty plea, we made out our client’s case, and emphasised the disastrous consequences that the revocation of his driving licence would have. We requested a short term disqualification as punishment for the offence itself. After retiring to consider their verdict, the Magistrates returned to grant our request of a short-term disqualification from driving of just 14 days, and a fine of only £250 – avoiding the maximum fine of £5000.00. Our client was delighted with the result. When asked what he liked the best about our business, he said:
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In this testimonial, one of Alison Ashworth's clients describes how his drink driving case was won and outlines his experience as a client.
How to find out how many penalty points are on your driving licence, and further useful information about the penalty point system in the UK. If you require any further information or would like to speak to a motoring law solicitor please call our motoring law helpline on 0330 33 22 770 for free initial advice about your case.
Here's out latest testimonial from a happy client whose driving licence we saved. Fortunately, we were able to avoid the 6 month ban from driving that would have otherwise followed and ensured that our client didn't even spend one day off the road. If you are facing too many penalty points on your driving licence and need to keep on driving, call our totting up solicitors on 0330 33 22 770 for free initial legal advice and guidance.
Expert Drug Driving Solicitor, Alison Ashworth of Ashworth Motoring Law will be going live on Chorley FM today at 12:00pm to discuss the Drug Driving Law, and considering why there has been such an increase in the number of arrests for this controversial offence.
Listen to a clip of specialist drug driving solicitor Alison Ashworth discussing the drug driving law live on air explaining why so many people are being arrested for drug driving offences. In this interview, we discuss the drugalyser device, and highlight the low drug driving limits which have been set by the Section 5A Drug Driving Law
In this article, expert drug driving solicitor, Alison Ashworth explains how the police test for drug driving. We explain how the drugalyser device works and how else the police might test you for drug driving. If you've been arrested for drug driving and want to discuss your case with a specialist drug driving solicitor, call 0330 33 22 770 for free initial advice. Our drug driving solicitors defend drug driving offences.
Here are the drug driving limits, guidelines for how long drugs stay in your system, and an explanation of what the drug driving limits actually mean. If you would like further advice about drug driving or you've been charged with a drug driving offence, call our specialist drug driving solicitors on 0330 33 22 770 to speak to an expert drug driving lawyer today.
