Late to Work With A Motoring Offence? Was It Really Your Fault? September 29, 2016My LifeOff

The authorities are struggling to keep roads safe, especially with the rise of texting. It’s sad that every year, thousands are injured or killed in road traffic accidents.

Naturally, this concerns the authorities; most are taking steps to solve the issue. In most cases, this means introducing new driving legislation and using a penalty system to encourage us to follow the rules of the road, and drive safely.

This approach works well, to some extent, but then again, this means we face the chance of being heavily fined or accruing points, and having our licence taken away. I have your attention, right? As a result, we’ll drive better. However, the truth is that even the most careful driver will eventually end up making a mistake and commit a driving offence.

What happens if we’re accused of a traffic violation? Aside from cry, for a bit… then breathe and count till 20, we have two choices. We can simply accept the findings and accept the prescribed punishment, or we can appeal the decision.

The majority of drivers simply accept the evidence and pay the fine, take the points, and accept the driving ban. Often, this happens because personal guilt requires the consequence, or for some who actually didn’t do the crime, they believe the process is too complicated. Yet, when drivers are challenging motoring offences that have not been made, this helps to uncover flaws in the way evidence is gathered.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the technology used to catch people speeding, or committing other motoring offences is not always accurate. For example, there have been situations where speeding cameras have been found to be erroneously, yet they’re issuing tickets.

In the US, France, the UK and many other countries drivers are waking up to the fact that this happens, often. As a result, they are deciding to challenge their fines, rather than just pay them. Increasingly, they are winning their cases, especially those who are hiring lawyers that specialize in motoring offences.

Doing so allows drivers to tap into a pool of knowledge they would otherwise not have access to, and win their cases. Over the years, these specialist motoring lawyers deal with hundreds of cases. As a result, they have an in-depth understanding of the processes law enforcement officers and other authorities follow to gather evidence. These lawyers have identified weaknesses in these processes, and are using that information to demonstrate that the evidence is flawed. Now, don’t get us wrong… if you actually did something wrong behind the wheel, be a woman of honor, and face the charges and its consequences.

Nevertheless, if you got punished for no reason, often these specialists will be able to get the charges dropped, or give the adjudicator or judge the room to scrap the fine, or considerably reduce it. In some cases, they are helping motorists that would otherwise have lost their licence to keep it.

So, if happen to get a ticket for a motoring offence that you do not think you have committed, it is well worth looking into by hiring a specialist lawyer to help you fight your case. This website will help. But remember, no texting and driving, no applying makeup and driving and especially, no drinking and driving.

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