Our Motoring Offences Legal Prices

Have you been charged with a motoring offence and want to contest it?

We will always agree to our fees with you in advance to give you certainty and peace of mind. Where this is not possible, we will provide you with as much information as possible to ensure you can make an informed choice.

We offer an initial fixed fee consultation for clients charged with or about to be charged with Motoring offences.

During this consultation we will:

• Consider any evidence you have or have been given by the Police;
• Provide advice in relation to plea and likely sentence;
• Where we cannot anticipate the likely sentence, advice on the options available to the court in relation to sentencing will be given;
• Where appropriate, advice on whether an exceptional hardship or special reasons argument should be made will be given.

Our Fixed Fees

Our fixed fee charge for this initial consultation is £450 + VAT. This charge does not include us attending Court on your behalf, speaking with any witnesses, the CPS or the Police.

When you are pleading Guilty

Where you decide to plead guilty in Court, and require representation, we offer fixed-price representation by one of our specialist Solicitors.

Our fixed fee charge for representing you at Court if you are pleading guilty is £899 (inclusive of VAT). Where you have already paid us for a ‘fixed fee consultation’ on the same matter, we will represent you at Court for only £700 (inclusive of VAT) provided you are pleading guilty.

Our prices are approximately:

The fee of representation includes:

• All of the work outlined above under our ‘fixed fee consultation’ (if you have not instructed us before);
• A meeting with the Solicitor before the hearing;
• A Solicitor to attend Court with you and present your plea in mitigation;
• After the hearing, we will discuss the outcome of the hearing with you and provide you with any preliminary oral advice on appeal if necessary.

This fee only covers attendance at one hearing and does not include any work in respect of an appeal or instructing any third-party professional (i.e. an expert or a barrister).

When you are pleading Not Guilty

Where you have decided not to plead guilty and require representation, we can assist on the basis of an hourly rate, where we charge you for the time we spend working on your file. 

Speeding offences and driving without due care and attention (careless driving)

For speeding offences and driving without due care and attention (careless driving) in our experience we are likely to spend 7 to 12 hours on your file. This includes representing you at one hearing in Court. If more than one hearing is required, our fees will vary depending on the complexity of your matter. This estimate of hours does not include any charge by a third-party expert we recommend you employ for your defence.