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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  Reduced Sentence
Drink Driving 3 Times Limit Lowest Penalty
Drink / Drug Driving
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was a respectable man who made an error of judgement and misjudged the level of alcohol in his system. He was pulled over by the police and found to ..
  Kept Licence
Wick Dangerous Driving Reduced To 3 Points
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Wick Sheriff Court
Our client was accused of driving dangerously by repeatedly overtaking vehicles when it was not safe to do so at speed and driving on the opposite side of the c ..
  Kept Licence
Fort William Careless Driving Case Dropped
Careless Driving
Fort William Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged (in 2019) with driving carelessly and colliding with a motorcyclist contrary to the Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 3 (as amended). We we ..
  Kept Licence
Stirling 3 Charges Become 1
Careless Driving
Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with driving without a licence and insurance (both charges seemed fairly easy for the Crown to prove) and careless driving. We negotiate ..
  Reduced Sentence
Perth 112mph Results In 2 Month Ban
Speeding in Scotland
Perth Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
A returning client whom we had first represented in 2008 called to ask for our assistance. She had been detected travelling at a rather outrageous 112mph on th ..
  Kept Licence
Causing And Permitting Charge Dropped
Driving Without Insurance
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of causing and permitting a friend to use his van without there being a valid policy of insurance in place. He denied the offence which ..