The Road Traffic Lawyer's Blog

Last updated: 29/05/2017

An unusual case of dangerous driving...

29/05/2017

Our client approached us in connection with a serious accident which had taken place on the A80 back in September 2015. A court citation had been served for Air ...

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Exceptional Hardship and avoiding a disqualification under totting-up

29/05/2017

If at first you dont succeed We always take great care when preparing and presenting our exceptional hardship cases. It can be disappointing when short shrift ...

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Drink driver wins new limit case appeal

29/05/2017

Peter Jenkins was fined 1,400 and banned for 34 months after being caught on Wigtown Road in Newton Stewart. It was based on his reading of 87 micrograms in 10 ...

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Dangerous Driving

29/05/2017

What is dangerous driving? Dangerous driving is when the standard of driving falls far below the standard expected of a careful and competent driver. If youve ...

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Road Traffic Lawyers Questions and Answers

29/05/2017

Every month we answer your questions in Scotlands best-selling newspaper, the Daily Record. Here are a selection of your questions from 2015: Q. I was charged ...

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The M74 in Dumfries is Scotland’s speeding ticket hotspot

29/05/2017

M74 Scotlands Speeding Ticket Hotspot It comes as no surprise to the team at Michael Lyon Solicitors Limited the M74 in Dumfries is Scotlands speeding ticket h ...

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Driving Licence Changes The Lowdown

29/05/2017

Driving Licence Changes in 2015 It seems that DVLA are going paperless. Following the recent abolition of the tax disc, DVLA have confirmed the counterpart dri ...

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Pensioners Told To Take The Bus

29/05/2017

Pensioners Driving and the Law Dont Get Old in Aberdeen In a thoroughly ill-judged public relations disaster, Aberdeens Top Brass are now focussing their a ...

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New Speed Limit for HGVs on the A9

29/05/2017

Relaxation of Road Traffic Legislation sees Speed Limit HGVs on the A9 Raised The relaxation of road traffic legislation in Scotland is a rarely seen phenome ...

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