Guiding you through motoring offences

For many individuals, being charged with a motoring offence marks their first encounter with the criminal justice system.

Our Motoring Offence Solicitors understand this and will promptly step in to safeguard your best interests and construct a solid defence.

We recognise the distress and worry you may be experiencing, especially if your livelihood depends on your driving licence. If you are required to attend Court, we empathise with your apprehension and strive to make the process as comfortable as possible. Our expertise lies in relieving you of the burden, ensuring you feel confident that you have the best motoring law defence team in Nuneaton and Warwickshire on your side.

We are a diverse, multi-lingual law firm, and our Nuneaton and Warwickshire-based solicitors use state-of-the-art technology to provide clients with efficient, modern, and highly effective motoring law advice and representation. Our solicitors possess extensive experience in motoring and criminal law, which means we have established connections with some of the UK’s finest Barristers and King’s Counsel. Our clients also benefit from our ability to instruct the country’s most respected expert witnesses who can present the necessary facts in Court to support a not guilty plea or mitigate sentencing.

We advise and represent clients across Nuneaton, Kenilworth, Tamworth, Hinckley, Bedworth, and Leicester, throughout the Midlands, and across the UK, on all types of motoring offences, including:

• Driving without insurance
• Speeding
• Drink and drug driving
• Careless driving causing death

Our specialist Solicitors can help you avoid a ban, obtain the least possible penalty points, and seek to persuade Prosecutors to withdraw proceedings.

Common Questions About Motoring Offences

What is a Fixed Penalty Notice?

Minor traffic offences such as speeding are often dealt with via a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) rather than through the Magistrates’ Court. An FPN can be issued on the spot by the police or sent through the post. By paying the FPN, you can avoid prosecution. However, if you believe the FPN was wrongly issued or a mistake has been made, we can advise and represent you in Court.

What types of sentences apply to road traffic offences?

Several sentences can apply if you are found guilty of a motoring offence, including:

• Penalty points added to your licence
• Disqualification from driving
• Community service
• Fines
• Imprisonment

You may also be ordered to pay compensation.

Is road rage a specific offence?

Most of us have experienced moments of anger while driving. Incidents of road rage can range from making rude gestures to causing serious harm or even death.

There is no specific offence of road rage. However, you can be charged with offences committed during an episode of anger towards another driver. For example, if another driver cuts you off and you start tailgating them, you could be charged with careless or dangerous driving. Threatening or harming someone could lead to charges of assault and/or battery.

Incidents of road rage can be alarming for victims and other road users. Regarding sentencing, the Court of Appeal in R. v Howells (Frank Thomas) [2002] EWCA Crim 1608; [2003] 1 Cr. App. R. (S.) 61 stated:

“For road rage cases of dangerous driving, where no accident nor injury results, and where there is no consumption of alcohol, but where there is ample evidence to suggest furious driving in temper with an intent of causing fear and possible injury, the appropriate sentencing bracket lies between 6 and 12 months.”

If you have been charged with any offence related to road rage, contact us immediately.

Why Choose Us?

Whether you are facing a drink driving charge or have been caught using your mobile phone while driving and are facing penalty points, our specialist Driving Offence Solicitors will use their expertise to guide you every step of the way.

Our Solicitors regularly defend clients facing motoring allegations at the police station and in the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts. We can also assist with appeals against disqualification and applications for early reinstatement of your licence.

In some cases, we may be able to obtain legal aid for you. Where legal aid is not available, we charge reasonable and transparent fees and can often provide a fixed fee so you will not have to worry about legal costs.

Regardless of the charges against you, you are entitled to a criminal defence. We do not judge our clients; our sole objective is to defend you against the Prosecution’s allegations. By instructing us to defend you, your chances of acquittal or a reduced sentence are greatly improved. The most important step is to contact us as soon as you become aware of the charges brought against you.

Cocks Lloyd Solicitors provides exceptional Motoring Offence Solicitors and Motoring Offences services to clients. People choose and recommend us not just in Nuneaton, Tamworth, Atherstone, Hinckley and Leicester, but across Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands, and the whole of the UK, because we get results.

To receive expert advice and representation regarding Motoring Offence Solicitors and Motoring Offences, please contact us using the form below, call us on (0247) 6641642, email via the Request a Callback form on this contact page.