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:

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

Totting up case won despite 27 points

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Totting up too many penalty points is the nightmare scenario that most drivers dread. Being caught by one too many speed cameras within a three-year period will result in you having to appear before the Magistrates Court facing a six-month disqualification from driving under the totting up regime.   That’s what happened to Mr Davies … Continue reading Totting up case won despite 27 points

Exceptional hardship – another 6-month ban avoided

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How another of our speeding clients avoided a totting up ban through use of exceptional hardship after reaching twelve points on her driving licence

Speeding offence – long ban avoided

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In a recent case, our client from South West London avoided a six months totting up ban, despite pleading guilty to a speeding offence which should have put him over the totting up threshold thanks to the specialist advice and case strategy deployed by Ashworth Motoring Law. Our client explains: “With six points already, my … Continue reading Speeding offence – long ban avoided

Motoring Lawyers open over the bank holiday weekend

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Contact an expert motoring lawyer for free motoring law advice

The August bank holiday is almost upon us. Whilst we hope that you have a nice, relaxing weekend, our specialist motoring law solicitors will be on call day and night, including bank holiday Monday should you need our assistance. If, over the August bank holiday weekend you need a....... Drink Driving Solicitor Drug Driving Solicitor … Continue reading Motoring Lawyers open over the bank holiday weekend