Drink and drug driving
Guilty plea, magistrates’ court
£300plus VAT
Total including VAT: £360
How we can help · Motoring offences
Motoring offences
We advise and represent drivers facing road traffic prosecutions in the magistrates’ court, with a fixed fee where you will be entering a guilty plea.
Fixed fees
Guilty pleas in the magistrates’ court
We offer a fixed fee in the magistrates’ court for motoring offences where you will be entering a guilty plea. The fee depends on the type of offence.
Prices under review. The figures below are carried over from our previous website and are being checked. Please call 01239 621999 for a current, confirmed quote.
Other road traffic offences
Where the court may disqualify you or endorse your licence with penalty points. Guilty plea only.
£250plus VAT
Total including VAT: £300
Offences in this category include:
- Driving without insurance
- Careless and inconsiderate driving
- Driving whilst disqualified
- Failing to give information as to the identity of a driver
- Speeding
- Taking a vehicle without consent (TWOC)
- Failing to stop or report an accident
What the fixed fee covers
- Taking your instructions
- Considering the evidence
- Advising you on the likely sentence
- Preparing for your hearing — we explain the court procedure, so you know what to expect on the day, and the sentencing options available to the court
- Attendance and representation at a single hearing at the magistrates’ court
Not included
- Instructing any expert witnesses
- Taking statements from any witnesses
- Advice and assistance with a special reasons or exceptional hardship hearing
- Advice or assistance with any appeal
Our costs may vary depending on geographical location.
How long will it take?
We cannot give a timescale for when your hearing will take place, as this depends on the court’s listing for that day.
Pleading not guilty, or facing a more serious road traffic allegation? Please call us to discuss your case — see also criminal defence.
Who will handle your case
Our team has over 70 years of collective experience of criminal law, including road traffic law. Two solicitors may work on your matter, with support staff, and whoever works on it will be supervised by Alan Lewis, the firm’s Sole Principal, who specialises in road traffic offences.
Contact
Speak to us
Tell us briefly what has happened. We will explain where you stand, in plain English, and what happens next.
Telephone01239 621999 enquiry@taylor-lewis.co.uk
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