Let us help keep you on the road. Representation at the Police Station (24 hours), Magistrates’ Court & Crown Court.
Sahota & Sahota Solicitors have a specialist road traffic defence department providing expert advice and representation at the police station (24 hours a day), Magistrates Court and Crown Court for all manner of offences such as:
- Death by Careless Driving or Death by Dangerous Driving
- Dangerous Driving (section 2)
- Careless Driving (section 3)
- Pervert the Course of Justice (provide false details in the Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP).
- Speeding
- No Insurance
- No MOT
- No Licence
- Driving whilst disqualified
- Red Light / Zig-zag parking offences
- Seat belt offences / Illegal Tread (“Bold tyre”) offences
- Mobile phone / hand-held device offences
- Drink Driving
- Drug Driving
- Drunk and in charge of a vehicle
- Failure to Furnish details (section 172)
- Failure to Provide a Specimen for analysis (whether it be breath, blood or urine sample)
- Fail to Stop (after an accident) / Fail to Report (an accident)
- Taking without consent (TWOC) / Aggravated Taking without consent.
We are renowned for providing specialist assistance in the following areas:
- Special Reasons Arguments such as Shortness of Distance, Spiked Drinks and Emergency
- Exceptional Hardship Cases (“Totting up”)
- Analysis of the validity of the Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), summons or postal requisition
- Operator Licence matters / DVSA (previously known as VOSA) investigations
- Haulage and HGV breaches including Tachograph offences
- Early reinstatement of your driving licence further to a period of disqualification
- Re-opening a case to rectify a mistake or if you have been convicted without your knowledge (s. 142 Magistrates Court Act 1980)
- Appeals on Conviction or Sentence to either the Crown Court or Court of Appeal.
We understand the importance of retaining your licence and the impact that a successful prosecution could have upon you and your family. We put you first and use our legal expertise and experience to defend you. We have the experience and knowledge to best deal with your case and have developed strong relationships with barristers and expert witnesses that could be utilised for your case.
All initial advice calls or meetings are free and without any obligation. Initially we will ask you to provide details about the case and we will ascertain any issues which may be of relevance. Once we have done this we will advise you about the issues and will propose a strategy as to how we will best deal with your case, in order to achieve the best possible outcome.
Believing that you should never limit your approach, we always think outside the box and if appropriate in your case we will seek to negotiate with the Prosecution to withdraw the case against you or at least to some of the charges in exchange for guilty pleas in the event of multiple charges.
Pick up the phone to speak to a Solicitor to discuss your case now on 01162 555 155 or complete the Call Back Form.
Fees
Most commonly, we are able to offer our clients a ‘fixed fee’ service, meaning that we agree a fee for all the work required in your case, including its meticulous preparation and representation at court. You can then proceed with the confidence that there will be no unexpected charges at the conclusion of your case.
We appreciate that the cost of legal representation is not always affordable, but believe that everyone should have access to high quality legal representation and justice. If you have issues in paying our fees in full at the outset, please speak to us about paying in installments.
In certain circumstances, your home, vehicle or other insurance policy may cover you for legal fees or in some circumstances you may be able to apply for legal aid funding.
Recent Cases
Magistrates’ Court Representation
- R v PS – Special Reasons Argument in relation to drink driving offence. Argued shortness of distance/necessity/emergency. (Loughborough Magistrates Court.)
- R v JB – Special Reasons. Client consumed a home-made herbal medicine which unbeknown to him contained alcohol. This case required analysis of the herbal medicine by an expert witness to determine the alcohol concentration and thereafter a back calculation to establish whether without the consumption of the herbal medicine, the driver would have been over or under the statutory drink drive limit. (Wolverhampton Magistrates Court.)
- R v CH – Failure to Furnish Details of Driver. Despite postal rule determining that post is deemed served 1 day after it is sent by sender, client was acquitted of the offence. (Leicester Magistrates Court.)
- R v MZ – Special Reasons. Ghost broker / no insurance. Client was a “new driver” and thus the punishment of 6 points would have meant he would have had to pass a re-test before he could drive again. Magistrates found special reasons and did not endorse licence with penalty points. (Leicester Magistrates Court.)
- R v II – Totting up / Exceptional hardship argument – 16 points endorsed and kept licence. (Cheshire Magistrates Court.)
- R v PP – Totting up / Exceptional hardship argument – 17 points endorsed and kept licence. (Loughborough Magistrates Court.)
- R v TH – Drug Driving Trial – Careful cross examination of police officers as well as instruction of expert to advise on whether consumption of cannabis was via direct inhalation or passive smoking. Not guilty verdict. (Loughborough Magistrates Court.)
- R v MG – Drunk and in Charge. Analysis and instruction of an expert witness (Bericon Forensics: link in new window) to analyse effect of medication on alcohol reading. (Leicester Magistrates Court.)
- R v GS – No Insurance. Special Reason for Magistrates to consider being that the insurance company cancelled the driver’s policy (for no reason) which caused the driver to drive without insurance. (Loughborough Magistrates Court.)
- R v AB – Drink Driving. Analysis and instruction of an expert witness (Bericon Forensics: link in new window) to analyse effect of medication on alcohol reading. (Sheffield Magistrates’ Court.)
Police Station Representation
- Police v GH – Successfully argued the questioning of a dangerous driving allegation prior to police interview further to critical analysis of disclosure provided by officers. (Beaumont Leys Police Station.)
- Police v MP – No further action taken against client for offence of drink driving, no insurance, no licence, no MOT after fundamental flaw in police procedure meant evidence could not be used in Court and thus it could not be proved client was driving. (Keyham Lane Police Station.)
- Police v SM – Drug driving offence. (Beaumont Leys Police Station.)
Crown Court Representation
- R v SH – Dangerous Driving (no evidence offered), Careless Driving, Fail to Stop, Fail to Report, No licence, no insurance, Aggravated TWOC. (Nottingham Crown Court.)
- R v HS – Dangerous Driving. High speed RTA in built up residential area. Passenger suffered life changing injuries and spent numerous months in a coma. (Birmingham Crown Court.)
- R v KG – Dangerous Driving. High speed chase involving several police cars and pursuit by police helicopters. (Manchester Crown Court.)
If you have recently been arrested for a motoring offence, fear you may be contacted by the police regarding an offence or have received a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP), summons or postal requisition then you should speak to one of our expert traffic solicitors now on 01162 555 155.