Motoring Solicitors Kendal

The assumption that being issued a ticket for a traffic offence was the end of the story has been firmly put to bed in recent years as a series of cases have found that the prosecution of motoring offences is not as watertight as first thought, despite the proliferation of cameras on our roads. Although the vast majority of prosecutions against motorists are proven, successful challenges have been made against drink-drive charges, speeding tickets and 'driving without due care and attention' and solicitors are also often successful in pleasing mitigating circumstances which can reduce fines and penalty points or even prevent a custodial sentence. As a result, most motoring offences are handled by High Street Solicitors and  a growing number of lawyers are focusing solely on road traffic law while a number of general advice helplines are also available for an annual subscription or a fixed fee. Defending a motoring charge
Most successful defences to the motoring charges are based on points of law or procedure rather than the evidence and much of the new power to motorists' elbows in traffic cases is provided by the Human Rights Act, which guarantees a 'right to a fair trial'. A particular issue at present is whether prosecutions based on speed camera evidence are enforceable as they require drivers to tell the police who was driving their car which, argue some lawyers, amounts to 'self-incrimination'.

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