Our Track Record

Success rates are entirely meaningless.

Over the years, Michael Lyon Solicitors Limited has been responsible for securing thousands of acquittals in defended road traffic prosecutions. In cases where a plea of guilty has been negotiated with the Crown, thousands of our clients have received the benefit of a significantly reduced penalty. Make your own judgement by browsing our unparalleled wealth of experience gained from exclusively defending road traffic cases in every jurisdiction in Scotland. Some of our more high profile cases can be found in the Press & Media section.

Please use the menu below to view our Track Record in dealing with road traffic cases.

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  Kept Licence
Restricted Road Speeding 40mph/30mph Found Not Guilty
Speeding in Scotland
Dumbarton Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of speeding at 40mph in a 30mph limit. Ordinarily a fixed penalty would be issued to and accepted by the driver. In this case however our ..
  Kept Licence
Speeding Glasgow Procurator Fiscal Discontinues Case
Speeding in Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client - a returning client - was accused of speeding at 55mph in a 30mph limit. The alleged offence was detected by an average speed camera situated at Mil ..
  Kept Licence
VASCAR Speeding Perth JP Court
Speeding in Scotland
Perth Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client worked all over the UK as a sale representative and overtook an unmarked police car on the M90 near Perth. The police utilised their VASCAR system a ..
  Reduced Sentence
Speeding Perth Justice Of The Peace Court
Speeding in Scotland
Perth Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was already on 9 penalty points when he was detected speeding on the A9 at 79mph in a van restricted to 60mph. The imposition of further penalty poin ..
  Kept Licence
Glasgow Speeding Charge 78mph Crown Adjournment Refused
Speeding in Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of speeding at 78mph in a 50mph limit on the M74 at Glasgow. He was offered a fixed penalty at the roadside for 3 points and a 100 fine. ..
  Kept Licence
Dunoon Traffic Lawyer Speeding
Speeding in Scotland
Dunoon Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
On the 27th of March 2019 our Mr Simpson dealt with 4 cases at Dunoon Justice of the Peace Court. Client 1 Our first client was charged with careless driving ..