108mph Dumfries A74(M) & Driving Without Insurance
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Our client was pinged on the A74(M) travelling at 106mph and thereafter followed by police who detected his speed as rising to 108mph. At this level of speed, a disqualification is foremost on the mind of the Court.
He was pulled over and following a checks on the driver and vehicle it was discovered that he did not have a policy of insurance that covered this journey.
Having recently started a new career where a driving licence was a necessity, he contacted our office to request our assistance.
We in-gathered as much information as possible and addressed the Court in mitigation on his behalf. Although it was a very high speed aggravated by a lack of insurance we were successful in persuading the Court to refrain from a period of disqualification and instead his licence was endorsed with 6 penalty points and he was fined £700 in total.
In the circumstances, this was a very good result.
This case was presented by our Mr Simpson at Dumfries JP Court on 20th August 2019.
Kept Licence!
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