Motoring offence solicitors – Colchester Magistrates Court

Roger Brice represented a client who had been charged with driving a motor vehicle with no insurance, known as a strict liability offence.

This case, if proved, would have led to the client receiving at least 6 penalty points. This would have led him to have 12 penalty points on his driving licence and be liable to be disqualified for at least 6 months under the totting up provisions.

The case originally started in Colchester Magistrates Court but then was moved to Southend Magistrates Court both of which are courts in which Roger Brice regularly appears dealing with motoring cases.

Roger Brice was able to obtain information which cut across and overcame the prosecution evidence. Following further submissions the prosecution were persuaded that the prosecution should be stopped and accordingly this case which started in Colchester Magistrates Court finished successfullyat Southend Magistrates Court.

Roger Brice represented a client initially in connection with an allegation of driving at a speed in excess of 100mph in a 70mph speed limit.

That conviction would almost certainly have led to a minimum of 6 penalty points being endorsed upon the client’s licence. As she already had 6 penalty points on her licence this would have led to her being disqualified for 6 months under the “totting up” rules.

The case was originally one that begun under the Single Justice Procedure and would have gone to a Court in the West Midlands.  Roger Brice arranged for the case to be transferred to Colchester Magistrates Court. In the meantime the client acquired a further prosecution for driving a little over the speed limit in Wales which would have led to a further 3 penalty points.

The strategy therefore needed to be created whereby the most serious charge should be dealt with first. Roger Brice arranged for the case to be transferred to Colchester, (a court he attends regularly) and he successfully persuaded the Magistrates to impose a short 7 day period of disqualification thus avoiding a “totting up” disqualification and enabling the client to deal on her own with the matter which was dealt with in Wales, for which she subsequently received 3 penalty points.

The client was very pleased indeed with the result at Colchester Magistrates Court.

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