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Motoring Offences Solicitors Slough / Motoring Offences Solicitor in Hayes / Motoring Offences Solicitor in Southall
Capital One Services Solicitors Ltd is your trusted partner for motoring offences solicitors slough, Hayes, and Southall. Our team of experienced motoring offences solicitors Slough specializes in defending clients against driving-related charges, ensuring the best possible outcomes. Whether you are in Slough, Hayes, or Southall, our dedicated motoring offences solicitors are here to guide you through every legal challenge. Located in key areas, including our new office in Southall Town Hall, we are committed to serving the community with expert legal advice tailored to your needs. Choose us for professional, reliable legal representation in motoring offences.
Motoring Offences Solicitors Slough / Driving offence solicitors slough
Prosecutions for road traffic offences will follow the same procedure at court as for any other type of offence. There are three types of Road traffic offences namely, Summary only (eg, careless driving), Either way (eg, dangerous driving) or Indictable only (eg, causing death by dangerous driving).
Most traffic offences will carry the following additional penalties:
- Details of the conviction will be endorsed on the defendant’s driving licence
- The defendant may be subject to an obligatory or a discretionary disqualification from driving
- if the defendant is not disqualified from driving for the offence itself, a number of penalty points will be endorsed on the defendant’s driving licence.
The table set out below gives examples of some of the most common ‘endorsable’ road traffic offences.
| Offence (Endorsement Codes) | Points | Disqualification | Offence (Endorsement Codes) | Points | Disqualification |
| Manslaughter by driver of a motor vehicle | 3–11 | Obligatory | Dangerous driving (DD40) | 3–11 | Obligatory |
| Careless or inconsiderate driving (CD/CD10) | 3–9 | Discretionary | Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs | 3–11 | Obligatory |
| Causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving | 3–11 | Obligatory | Causing death by driving when the driver was unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured | 3–11 | Obligatory |
| Driving or attempting to drive when unfit through drink or drugs (DR80) | 3–11 | Obligatory | Being in charge when unfit through drink or drugs | 10 | Discretionary |
| Driving or attempting to drive with excess alcohol (DR10) | 3–11 | Obligatory | In charge with excess alcohol (DR40) | 10 | Discretionary |
| Failing to provide evidential specimen when ‘driving or attempting to drive’ (DR30) | 3–11 | Obligatory | Driving or attempting to drive with concentration of specified controlled drug above specified limit (DG10) | 3–11 | Obligatory |
| Being in charge with concentration of specified controlled drug above specified limit (DG40) | 10 | Discretionary | Breach of requirements as to control of vehicle (including use of hand-held mobile telephone), | 3 | Discretionary |
| Breach of requirement as to brakes, steering gear or tyres | 3 | Discretionary | Driving while disqualified by court order (BA10), | 6 | Discretionary |
| Using motor vehicle whilst uninsured (IN10) | 6-8 | Discretionary | Failing to stop after accident | 5-10 | Discretionary |
| Failing to give particulars or report accident | 5-10 | Discretionary | Speeding offences (SP/SP30) | 3-6 or 3 Fixed Penalty | Discretionary |
| Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence (LC20) | 3-6 | Discretionary | Causing death by dangerous driving (DD80) | 3-11 | Obligatory |
Most road traffic offences are said to be ‘endorsable’. This will result in two things if the defendant is convicted
- details of the offence will be endorsed on the defendant’s driving licence and the details sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Swansea; and
- unless the defendant is disqualified from driving for the offence, a number of penalty points will also be endorsed on his licence.
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The charges listed below are for matters that we commonly come across. If in case your matter is not listed then we will provide you with a tailored quote.
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Our hourly rate is dependent upon the law society’s guidelines please refer to the link below for our hourly rate. Please note that the hourly Rates in the *link below DO NOT include VAT
| Grade | Fee Earner | Hourly Fee |
| A | Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience | £ 512 |
| B | Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience | £ 348 |
| C | Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience | £ 270 |
| D | Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners | £ 186 |
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Our Cost
| Application | Fee Estimates |
| Guilty plea hearing & Mitigation | £1000 (plus VAT) |
| Trials | £1500 (plus VAT) Excluding disbursements i.e expert reports, medical reports, medical records etc if required |
| Exceptional hardship / special reasons hearing | £1000 (plus VAT). |
Please note that there may be circumstances which could cause extra charges, all depend on the complexity of the case. Our letter of engagement will provide you a transparent breakdown of costs.
Our Fee Does Not include:
- Any instruction from expert witnesses
- taking statements from any witnesses
- Any advice and assistance for a special reasons hearing
- Any advice or assistance for any appeal
Below are the key stages presuming that you have entered a guilty plea and case has listed for hearing
- Meeting with solicitors, initial advice.
- Considering initial disclosure including any other evidence and provide advice
- If necessary, taking and preparing witness statements of the witnesses
- We will advice you on what would happen on the day of hearing, advising on sentencing
- Further preparatory work, obtain further instructions from you including advice
- The timescale of your court hearing can not be provided as this depends on the court listing for that day.
- We will attend court on the day and meet you before going to the court.
- We will discuss the outcome of the hearing and if this outcome requires an appeal there would be an additional cost
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