Why so much motoring law information? - Patterson Law
There must be a catch?
We appreciate that there is a real inequality in the provision of legal advice to motorists accused of motoring offences.
Road traffic offences can have a devasting impact on the way you manage your life but the Government do not feel it appropriate to change the critieria for the grant of legal aid to cover the vast majority of road traffic offences. This means that hard working people on modest means will find it very diffcult to get free advice in this area of law.
We charge privately for our services. Its the only way we get paid. We don't have a contract with the Legal Services Commission to provide legal aid because there is no point. They wouldn't grant legal aid even if we did!
We will answer your email questions for free and always try and give you valuable information on how to run your case yourself. We try and make the site as informative as possible and we are always updating it to address positive feedback that we get from you. Have a good look around and most of the answers that you need will be here somewhere if you are not able to afford to instruct us to act on your behalf.
Emma Patterson
Patterson Law
Contact Emma if you have a question for free email advice.
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A new client came to us after being banned by the Magistrates for 6 months. He had accumulated 12 points within 3 years and the Magistrates court banned him for 6 months. The client tried to argue exceptional hardship on his own and the court rejected his argument.
Our client instructed us to represent him at court when he was charged with overloading a hired minibus. He had hired the minibus as he had his extended family visiting for a holiday. At the same time builders were refurbishing his house and asked him if he could help them collect some extra sand and cement. Our client agreed and they went with him to the DIY shop to collect the materials.
Our client was stopped on the way back home for overloading. He was devasted by the charge and the subsequent court proceedings, due to the fact that it was an innocent mistake and he was in the process of applying for an indefinite leave to remain in the UK visa.
He approached many so called motoring lawyers before us who told him to plead guilty and take the fine and points. We acted on his behalf and made a special reasons argument and also an argument under s.48 RTOA 88. The court agreed not to give any points and to impose an absolute discharge meaning that the conviction was imediately spent.
At Patterson Law we think outside of the box and we go the extra mile to try and achieve the results you need. Contact us now on 01626 359800 or email e.patterson@pattersonlaw.co.uk if you want lawyers who represent an island of excellence in a sea of mediocrity!
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