Motoring Solicitors in Leicester

Encountering a situation that threatens your ability to drive can have a significant impact on your day-to-day life. Everyday activities such as commuting to work, running errands, or attending appointments can become increasingly difficult without the ability to drive.

Our team of specialist motoring solicitors in Leicester can help mitigate these consequences. With a strong track record and expertise in handling complex cases, our team offers the legal support you need to navigate such challenges and protect your driving privileges. We are proud to be backed by a Tier 1 Legal 500 ranking, ensuring the highest level of service and representation.

How We Help You

Our team in Leicester can assist you If you are charged with a wide range of driving offences. Penalties such as substantial fines, disqualification from driving, and the accrual of penalty points can significantly disrupt your personal and professional life. At Smith Partnership we provide specialist legal representation in all areas of motoring law. With extensive experience defending clients against a broad range of driving offences, our objective is to protect your legal rights and secure the most favourable outcome possible. 

Our Motoring Law services cover a range of issues, including:

  • Speeding charges: If you’ve been accused of speeding, we can guide you through the legal process, exploring all possible defences to help you avoid unnecessary penalties including fines, penalty points or disqualification. Where multiple offences risk leading to disqualification through ‘totting up’, we can advise on strategies to preserve your licence and mitigate the consequences.
  • Drink and Drug-driving charges: Both allegations can have serious consequences. Our team can advise you on your options and represent you in court to mitigate the impact on your driving record and livelihood. 
  • Dangerous driving / driving without due care and attention charges: If you’ve been charged with dangerous driving or failing to drive with due care, we offer skilled defence strategies to protect your driving privileges and minimise penalties. In the most serious cases, especially those involving significant injury or loss of life, our experienced Crown Court advocates are prepared to represent you before the Crown Court. The potential consequences are far more severe and therefore specialist advocacy is essential.

At Smith Partnership, we’re committed to offering clear, practical advice tailored to your unique situation, ensuring you receive the best possible legal representation in Leicester.

Meet Our Leicester Motoring Solicitors

Why Choose Us?

When you choose Smith Partnership in Leicester, you can be confident that you’ll receive the highest standard of legal representation and defence for your motoring case. Our experts are dedicated in providing clear, practical advice that is tailored to your specific circumstances, ensuring you are fully informed at every step of the process.

We pride ourselves on a straightforward, jargon-free approach, ensuring that all communications and advice are easy to understand. Our team understands the importance of being completely aware of your position and options, particularly when facing the stress of a motoring offence. If you ever have any questions or uncertainties, our dedicated solicitors are always available to provide the clarity and support you need. 

With Smith Partnership, you can trust that we are committed to achieving the best possible outcome for you.

Don’t just take our word for it…

Our highly-experienced department is recognised as being in the top tier of the Legal 500, with Partners in the department, Andrew Oldroyd and Kevin McGrath, identified as leading individuals.

Andrew Oldroyd heads the criminal defence practice at Smith Partnership with the assistance of Kevin McGrath, who leads the corporate crime and fraud unit. Noted for its ‘great experience, technical ability and commitment‘ the firm takes on defence cases relating to homicide, drug conspiracies, sexual assault, motoring offences and prosecutions by various regulatory bodies. Other key contacts are David Cusack and Crown Court litigators, Vasanti Vaitha and Beth McGovern.

The combination of friendliness and professionalism – they are very approachable and do not give the impression of “judging” clients. They have a strong work ethic and far better respected than other firms in the local area with a high volume of Higher Court Advocates.

Very strong criminal team, with great experience, technical ability and commitment.

Huge presence in The Midlands for crime. Andrew Oldroyd partner takes the case on as though each client is a family member.

The Legal 500, 2023

One of Leicesters best criminal reps.

- Client, Crime - Google

Her client care and legal advice is wonderful.

- Client, Crime

Our criminal defence team comprises a wealth of experience. Our unrivalled reputation is enhanced by partner-led expertise across all offices, offering welcome input at every stage of proceedings.

We offer a 24 hour service to all our clients, which includes representation at the Police Station, Magistrates Court and Crown Court. 

We are very proud of our continued Tier 1 status afforded by the Legal 500, clearly reflective of our unwavering client care.

- Andrew Oldroyd, Partner & Head of Department

FAQs

Failing to remain at the scene of an accident is a criminal offence. You are obliged to stop if you have caused injury to anyone or caused damage to someone else's car or property or certain animals. In certain circumstances you may be justified in not stopping, but you are then legaly obliged to report the accident to the Police as soon as possible. If you have left the scene of an accident we would urge you to seek urgent legal advice.  

Driving without valid insurance is a non-imprisonable offence in the UK, meaning you will not go to jail. However there are significant personal consequences, including a fine, points on your licence or even disqualification. 

If you have been required to attend court, it is likely that the implications of the charges are significant. This could include the prospect of disqualification or imprisonment. We will always be able to assist with court proceedings and advise as to law and procedure. We can discuss available fee options, which could include Legal Aid in the most serious cases.

If you get caught speeding as a HGV driver, the level of speed and any aggravating factors will determine whether a court appearance is necessary. If you're convicted a minimum fine of £100 and 3 point on your licence will be imposed. Should a period of disqualification ensue, there could be implications for your future HGV licensing status.

You should make immediate contact with a member of our team and your employment contract may require you to inform your employer.

Drivers face a minimum of a six-month disqualification if their licence is endorsed with 12 points in three years. However, in certain circumstances, you may be able to make a challenge against this. You should seek the advice of  our team to see whether you have grounds to make an Hardship Application.  

New Drivers who receive six points within the first two years of passing their test will have their licence revoked by the DVLA and will have to re-take their test. This should be distinguished from a disqualification by the court.

As of 1 March 2017, the fixed point endorsement is six points.

Contact a member of our defence team immediately. Depending on the circumstances, the court may be able to deal with the case in your absence and we will be able to advise you accordingly. If you wish to avoid attendance, we will be able to assist with written representations on your behalf. If the speed is excessive or you have previous driving convictions, the court may demand your attendance if they wish to consider disqualification. We will prepare your case thoroughly to ensure the best possible outcome.