motoring law

HGV and LGV Driving Offences

by Carter Moore April 15, 2010Motoring Offences

Commercial motoring offences are no less serious than personal ones, and can result in job losses, financial penalties on the company involved, and removal of vehicles from the road – something few trucking and logistics companies can afford. Especially when dealing with things like tachograph and maximum driving hours offences, finding expert motoring solicitors can [...]

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Is it Possible to Avoid Losing your Licence After Motoring Offences?

by Carter Moore April 13, 2010Motoring Offences

The short answer is maybe, and in some cases. If you’re facing the prospect of too many points on your licence or any one of the major motoring offences, losing your licence is a distinct possibility. Serious motoring offences, either drink or speed related or otherwise, can have significant consequences including loss of licence – [...]

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Increase in Mobile Phone Motoring Offences

by Carter Moore January 28, 2010Motoring Offences

Research released in December 20009 by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has revealed that, of all Motoring Offences, the number of incidents involving drivers using their mobile phone has increased dramatically. It appears that some people are still not getting the simple message. In London alone, more than 14,000 drivers were caught using their phone [...]

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Vehicle tax offences

by Carter Moore January 14, 2010Motoring Offences

One of the most common non-accident related Motoring Offences is failure to pay tax on your vehicle. For road-going vehicles, your car tax can be renewed either annually or at six monthly intervals. When a reminder notices arrives from the DVLA, you have two options: to pay for an extension of your tax or declare [...]

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Avoiding Discretionary Disqualification

by Carter Moore January 6, 2010Motoring Offences

For a number of Motoring Offences, the person deemed to have committed the crime is not just facing the prospects or a penalty fine – they could have their licence taken away from them. A number of Road Traffic Crimes include discretionary disqualification among the possible punishments available. These offences include driving under the influence [...]

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Bizarre Motoring Offences

by Carter Moore August 31, 2009Motoring Offences

We realise the seriousness of motoring offences as well as the penalties that come with committing motoring offences which endanger both ourselves and others. But we also realise that there is a light side to motoring offences. We are happy to bring you some comic relief thanks to our friends at The Daily Telegraph. This [...]

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