We offer specialist advice in all areas of motoring and road traffic laws affecting all parts of England and Wales. The crime team is headed by a partner in our Firm, who is assisted by another team comprising of a solicitor and a paralegal.
Our experienced team has assisted defendants in successfully defending against motoring offences for a number of years. The people who consult Eden Solicitors about motoring and road traffic law are usually most worried about losing their licence or even the possibility of a prison sentence.
We have the technical knowledge required to exploit the weaknesses and errors in a prosecution case, which so often leads to acquittal or reduced sentence.
We offer a wide range of advice and services to our clients in the following areas:
We understand points on your driving licence or having been disqualified from driving can adversely impact your life in many ways including losing your livelihood if your work involves driving.
Our experienced solicitors can advise you upon all aspects of strengths and weaknesses in your case and of course, upon the strengths and weaknesses in evidence, the prosecution holds against you.
Appeals are charged at an hourly rate of £190 plus VAT unless the circumstances allow us to provide a fixed fee estimation.
If you appoint us to represent you for a Summary Only Motoring Offence on an Agreed Fixed Fee, the fixed fee package may also include representation at one Magistrates’ Court Hearing. If your case is not concluded within the First Hearing, due to the case being adjourned by the Court, or not concluded for any other reason, a further fixed fee will be charged for any further representation at further hearing/s.
The additional fixed fee will be charged having regard to various factors such as the severity of offence, the location of the Court and the timing of the hearing. You will be notified of this at the outset and most probably during the initial consultation.
If a court attendance becomes vital and you are summoned to attend court to plead guilty, our fee will be £1200 plus VAT for a single hearing detailed on a court summons. The fee includes advising, preparation and representation at court including briefing to a barrister if necessary. However, the fee does not include any of the below (which is charged at an additional cost):
Please note any extra work (which does not come within the scope of the fixed fee indicated above) is charged at an hourly rate which is £190 plus VAT for this type of work unless a further fixed fee is agreeable.
In case you decide to enter a not guilty plea to one or all charges against you, you will be required to attend a trial. Our fixed fee for representation at Trial ranges between £1500 – £2000 + VAT depending upon the experience and seniority of the advocate that we engage on your behalf.
If you were to enter a guilty plea on paper and without attending court, a fee of £300 Plus VAT is charged to assist you to prepare the most suitable plea in mitigation. This will invite the Court to consider possible factors and to reduce the penalty.
It is essential that you prepare and provide to the court a statement of means (your financial position) so the court has before them your financial position at the time of imposing financial penalties. Our specialists will provide expert guidance on filling out these financial means forms.
It is to be noted that our fee quoted above does not include representation at Court, preparing or submitting witness statements from witnesses, or engaging third-party experts on your behalf. If any of this is required, then a separate fee quotation will be advised and agreed upon before any of this extra work is undertaken on your behalf.
