National UK Motoring LawyersWe publish our success rates because we are proud of how many motorists we help…
Professional DriversTaxis, Lorries, Van Drivers? If you rely on your driving licence for your living…. we can help
Mobile Phone Driving OffencesPenalties for mobile phone motoring offences have recently doubled to 6 points per offence..
Fail To Name The DriverSection 172 offences cover failure to name or identify the driver when requested…
Driving Without Due Care & AttentionOften called Careless Driving & carries a maximum £5000 fine, 3 – 9 points or a discretionary ban…
Speeding OffencesChanges in speeding laws have increased points, maximum fines and driving bans you can receive…
No Driving Licence OffencesDriving without a valid licence is very different offence to driving while disqualified by a court…
New Driver RulesFor 2 years, new drivers only have 6 penalty points available for motoring offences… We can help
Fail To Stop & Failing To ReportAlso known as Hit & Run, Fail to Stop & Fail to Report are imprisonable offences with 5 – 10 points
Driving Without InsuranceDriving without insurance & permitting no insurance are serious offences with 6 – 8 penalty points
Drinking & DrivingDrinking and driving offences carry a minimum 12 month ban. Have you been accused? We can help…
Dangerous & Reckless Driving
Specialist Motoring Law Solicitors
We are specialist UK motoring lawyers and deal with between 5,000 & 6,000 motoring offence cases across England and Wales each year
We Answer Your UK Motoring Law Questions Free
- Have you been accused of committing a motoring offence?
- Or have received an NIP?
- Court Case Looming?
- Facing a Totting ban?
We Succeed When You Keep Your Licence:
We can help, call or email us for free legal advice without obligation
(No legal aid is available for our legal services)
- 92% Clients (at risk) avoided discretionary driving bans!
- 92% Driving Cases Defended at court!
- 70% Driving Cases withdrawn without trial ! (see below for breakdown)
Coronavirus – Latest Second Lockdown Update
Further to announcements on the second lockdown commencing on the 5th November 2020, Courts will remain open and will continue to operate within COVID-secure guidelines. There are currently no plans to change scheduled hearings.
Coronavirus and Patterson Law
We are open during Corona Virus & are available to assist UK motorists with legal advice for their motoring offence allegations. To find out more about how we are managing the lockdown and Covid-19 Please Click Here
Our Latest Success Rates
We are open and honest about our successes and failures. We think our clients deserve to know how good we are at what we do. If you need to drive can you afford not to have Patterson Law on your side?
92% Avoided Disqualification
- Overall success rate at avoiding guideline disqualification (by defending the allegation / achieving a reduced period of disqualification according to guidelines / arguing exceptional hardship / arguing special reasons) – 92%
92% Successfully Defended
- Case successfully defended when advice given to plead not guilty – 92%
70% Allegations Dropped
- Allegation dropped at the police station stage after being instructed to try and avoid proceedings altogether – 70%
97% Costs Awarded
- Defendants costs order awarded by court when case withdrawn or defended at trial – 97%
90% New Driver Revocation Avoided
- New drivers at risk of revocation for accumulating six points in the first two years after passing test – 90% avoided six points and therefore avoided revocation.
90% Avoided Imprisonment
- Clients at risk of imprisonment according to guidelines – 90% avoided imprisonment
*these statistics cover cases up until 28.05.2020 See Detail Here
Our Legal Expertise
We don’t want your money unless we can genuinely help! Every case is initially assessed by Emma Patterson, our Primary Motoring Solicitor and legal spokesperson to the Association of British Drivers.
We are often referenced in the press in motoring offence related articles such as this one in the Daily Mail
Additionally Emma is often asked to take part in media interviews such as this recent BBC Radio interview with Mark Forrest discussing some of the more frequently misunderstood motoring laws and offences:
“Firstly, can I thank you and Emma for your time and help today. I called several legal firms … and to say that you stood out from the crowd is such a massive understatement. Right from my first call in you all acted so different to everyone else.”
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE RICH TO HAVE BRILLIANT MOTOR LAWYERS ON YOUR SIDE !
Patterson Law Can Help You;
- Defend a road traffic offence that you deny
- Avoid a 6 month ‘totting ban‘ for accumulating 12 points in any three year period
- Avoid a discretionary driving ban for a one-off offence, perhaps where high speeds were involved.
- New Drivers avoid a 6 point revocation
Patterson Law Will Give You Free Advice & Help You To Defend These Offences;
Using a Mobile Phone whilst Driving
NIPS (Notice of Intended Prosecution)
>Any other endorsable offence……….
Patterson Law unfortunately don’t offer services in Scotland. For Scottish driving offences, please visit
.A Driving Licence Protection Service for Everyone
Patterson Law provide the most comprehensive free road traffic offence legal advice source on the Net!
We believe that every driver should be able to afford to defend themselves with the help of a motor law expert.
Whilst we are willing to provide our specialist UK driving law services at an affordable fixed rate we are not willing to compromise the standard of the service we provide!
Still not sure that Patterson Law are the best motoring solicitors to defend your driving offence?….. find out why so many motorists trust us to defend their licences
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Read What Our Client Say About Us;
“At first I was rather sceptical about using a firm that I had never heard of and that were based many miles from me. I certainly needn’t of worried. You, personally, have a very calming nature and I found it very easy to talk to you and, in return, you made everything as clear as possible to me.” “I was concerned that I would not meet my barrister until shortly before my court appearance, but once again I need not have worried as Vanessa was very good at allaying my anxieties and was fantastic in court."
Testimonials
You were absolutely perfect from start to finish. Not sure you can improve, just keep up the great service. Thanks again.
Thank you very much , I will continue to use you and also will tell my friends etc that you guys are really good professional
I heard today that no charges will be brought against me. I wanted to thank you for your initial advice which encouraged me to defend myself and your advice how to proceed. Thanks for keeping me posted at all times with progress. I can't thank you enough, this decision is a huge decision off my shoulders.
Jason Rosser was our progression officer and from start to finish we were kept informed by emails and phone calls. He was kind and very helpful. With his help our daughters case was dropped by the CPS and we cannot thank him enough. Even when Jason was on annual leave Ian took over and was in contact with us for the week, there was always someone there you could speak to. We highly recommend this company if you are in need of help with a driving offence. Thank you everyone who was involved with this case, we really appreciate all what you have done for our daughter and ourselves.
I am really sorry for bombarding you with emails and phone calls when you were on top of things but you have to know that from our end things are different. I have never been taken to court and was nervous and panicky. The process was a long and tedious which did not help me at all, but thank you so much for your dedication to my case and most of all, thank you for putting up with me during that difficult moment. This means a lot to me and my family. Thank you very much Rachel. Emma - Thank you for putting me at ease during my first call. Your initial free advice was priceless and things turned out as you advised. i was also glad that I have decided about representing myself or being represented by others. My last thanks goes to young Kirsty Day who was really, really brilliant at court. She initially tried to have the case thrown out but managed to nail a Not Guilty verdict which was a music to my ears. I had stressful and sleepless nights over the last 7th months.
Your input from the off was fantastic, morale boosting and demonstrated a lateral thinking approach for defence that neither of the 'home' based firms I use ever mentioned. I cannot thank you all enough for what was a great result for me, my family and colleagues.
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