UK SPEEDING FINES - SPEEDING SOLICITORS UK

If you have been charged and you are likely to be banned either as a result of seriously excessive speed or as a result of 'totting up' you may need the help of expert speeding solicitors to ensure fair treatment. If you need more than just advice on speeding fines it is in your interests to be represented by a specialist lawyer who will give you clear advice on how best to prevent disqualification.

Please note that we are unable to deal with straightforward speeding offences except where that offence invokes the totting up procedure or is one of a number of more serious charges.

Our speeding solicitors have helped many motorists to save both their licence and their employment over the years and our success rate in these cases is high. If you would like to talk to an experienced lawyer with no charge just use the help line. If after talking to us you decide not to take matters further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged anything at all.

The usual penalties involve speeding fines plus the endorsement of points onto the drivers licence. If more than twelve penalty points are accrued over a three year period the driver faces a ‘totting up’ disqualification for a period of at least 6 months but more usually for a period of 12 months. Between three penalty points and six penalty points are usually awarded dependant on the amount that the driver exceeded the limit. If the speed is grossly excessive, even though totting up may not apply, the penalty may be an immediate ban. The magistrates have discretion and do not have to impose a ban if it would cause exceptional hardship including loss of employment. If appropriate our lawyers can usually help you keep your licence by gathering the necessary evidence to establish exceptional hardship.

Speed Cameras

The guidelines for these cameras require them to be highly visible and painted yellow and they must not be obscured by road signs, bridges, trees or bushes. They must be clearly visible from 60m where the limit is 40mph or below, and from 100m in all other areas. Warning signs must be placed within 1km of cameras. Mobile camera operators must wear fluorescent clothing. Camera site visibility must be reviewed every six months. The cameras must only be sited where either four people have been killed or seriously injured in the previous three years, or where there have been eight 'personal injury accidents' 500 metres either side of the camera over the previous three years. Speeding fines arising from cameras are dealt with on a fixed penalty basis with no need, except in totting up cases, for representation by speeding solicitors.

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