Disqualification From Driving
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Expert motoring defence across all driving offences
We are expert motoring solicitors, here to protect your licence and stand behind you, from penalty points, totting up provisions and disqualification through to the most serious driving allegations.
Ranked Top Tier by The Legal 500 UK, Fosters Solicitors’ motoring team has extensive experience across all motoring offences, from speeding and drink driving to DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) prosecutions.
Licence protection
Expert advice on avoiding disqualification, penalty points, and totting-up provisions.
Legal 500 Top Tier
Ranked Top Tier for General Crime and Fraud, with recognised Leading Partners.
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Areas We Cover
Our motoring team covers the full spectrum of driving offences, from everyday penalty point matters to serious driving allegations and DVSA prosecutions.
DVSA Prosecutions
Representation for operators and drivers facing DVSA investigations or prosecutions.
New Drivers
Advice for new drivers facing points, revocation, or motoring allegations.
Serious Motoring Allegations
Defence support for serious driving allegations, collisions, and licence threatening offences.
SPECIALIST MOTORING LAW SERVICES
Proven record in serious motoring defence
Fosters Solicitors has a proven record defending serious driving allegations, including causing death by dangerous driving, careless driving and dangerous driving. We use expert evidence and accident reconstruction to provide the strongest possible defence.
We assess the evidence, advise on your plea, and represent you through to verdict.
Disqualification and totting up
Facing disqualification through totting up 12 or more penalty points, or an outright disqualification offence? We analyse the evidence and argue exceptional hardship (showing the court that a driving ban would cause more than normal inconvenience) to protect your licence.
DVSA investigations and prosecutions
Businesses and individuals facing investigation or prosecution by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency need specialist advice from the outset. We advise, attend interviews under caution, and represent you in court.
New and probationary drivers
New drivers face licence revocation if they accumulate six or more penalty points in their first two years. We advise on the rules that apply and represent you in proceedings.
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WHY CHOOSE FOSTERS SOLICITORS
Accredited motoring solicitors with a proven record
Fosters Solicitors specialises in motoring law. Ranked Top Tier by The Legal 500 UK, with Damien Moore and Chris Brown recognised as Leading Partners. Our team holds Law Society Criminal Litigation Accreditation and has a proven record defending serious driving allegations.
Legal 500 Top Tier
Ranked Top Tier by The Legal 500 UK for General Crime and Fraud, with Leading Partners.
Law Society Accredited
Damien Moore, Chris Brown and Natasha Baker hold Law Society Criminal Litigation Accreditation.
Serious Driving Record
A proven track record defending serious driving allegations including causing death by dangerous and careless driving and causing serious injury by careless driving.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Drink driving means driving with excess alcohol in your blood or breath above the legal limit. It carries mandatory disqualification, fines, potential imprisonment, and a criminal record. We defend drink driving cases by challenging the evidence, questioning the accuracy of breath or blood samples, or arguing the circumstances to seek the most favourable outcome.
Speeding offences typically carry penalty points and a fine. Depending on the speed and circumstances, you may receive a fixed penalty notice or a court summons. We can negotiate with prosecutors, challenge evidence such as speed camera calibration, and represent you in court to minimise the impact on your licence.
Totting up is the process by which penalty points accumulate on your licence. If you reach 12 or more points in a three-year period, you face a minimum six-month disqualification. We can argue exceptional hardship to persuade the court that disqualification would cause significant hardship to you or others, potentially avoiding or reducing the ban.
Driving without insurance is a serious offence carrying penalty points, fines, and potential disqualification. We examine the full circumstances: whether valid insurance existed, whether it was in force at the time, and whether any procedural errors were made. We challenge the evidence and represent you in court.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency investigates and prosecutes a range of transport and road safety offences, including exceeding driver hours, failing to take rest, exceeding weight limits, and tachograph offences. We provide specialist advice from the investigation stage, attend interviews under caution, and represent you in court and before the Traffic Commissioner.
Depending on the offence and the length of your disqualification, you may be able to apply for early return of your licence. Eligibility depends on factors including the nature of the offence and how long you have already been disqualified. We advise on whether an application is open to you and handle the process on your behalf.
Serious motoring allegations include causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by careless driving, and dangerous driving. These offences carry severe penalties, including custodial sentences and long-term disqualification. We build the strongest possible defence, using expert evidence and accident reconstruction where appropriate. Fosters Solicitors has a proven record defending these cases.
Meet our motoring team
Our team of motoring solicitors is comprised of compassionate and skilled legal professionals dedicated to supporting you through the most sensitive and personal legal matters.
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