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
Oban Sheriff Court Dangerous Driving Not Guilty
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Oban Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
The charge in this case was lengthy and the libel detailed that our client: executed overtaking manoeuvres on sections of the carriageway of the A828 where f ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving M8 Motorway Ban Avoided
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with a contravention of s.2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, namely dangerous driving, by travelling at speeds in excess of 100mph on the M8 ..
  Kept Licence
3 Penalty Points For Dangerous Driving
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client - a doctor - was accused of driving dangerously by failing to give way at a junction and causing another vehicle to take evasive action in order to a ..
  Reduced Sentence
Dangerous Driving 123mph In A 40mph Limit
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Airdrie Sheriff Court
Our aim in dealing with this dangerous driving charge was, quite simply, to try to prevent our client from receiving a custodial sentence. It was alleged that h ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving, Failing To Stop For Police
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Hamilton Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
A case where our client was alleged to have driven dangerously in Motherwell by travelling at excessive speed, undertaking a lorry and driving on the wrong side ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving; No Disqualification
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Perth Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
A particularly nasty allegation whereby our client was purported to have swerved across chevrons into the path of oncoming cars which had to take evasive action ..