Speeding Facts & Advice From The AA

bannerjones solicitors Traffic Offences: Speeding Whether your offence is minor or major, they all attract penalties, which can often lead to fines, points on your licence and sometimes the loss of your licence. It is because of this, many people require a driving offence solicitor. Magistrates court only tend to get involved when: Offence is denied • High speed offences • Existing points on licence 4 million summonses were dealt with last year (many defended by specialist lawyers). Here's a few speeding facts from the AA Control your speed – it can cost up to 25% more in fuel to drive at 70mph compared to 50mph Speed kills! Don't fool yourself that you're skilled enough to control a speeding car. Speeding contributes to 40,000 serious injuries and 1,000 deaths a year Aggressive breaking and fast acceleration increase fuel consumption as well as the risk of maintenance, breakdown and accidents The minimum penalty for speeding is generally a £100 fine and three points on your licence. Sometimes you may be given the opportunity to attend a speed awareness course A speed awareness course will cost you more than a fixed penalty but will prevent three penalty points being added to your licence Likely Court Punishment for Speeding Offences Speed Limit (mph) Recorder Speed 20 mph 21-30 mph 31-40 mph 41-50 mph 30 mph 31-40 mph 41-50 mph 51-60 mph 40 mph 41-55 mph 56-65 mph 66-75 mph 50 mph 51-65 mph 66-75 mph 76-85 mph 60 mph 61-80 mph 81-90 mph 91-100 mph 70 mph 71-90 mph 91-100 mph 101-110 mph FINE FINE FINE Points/Disqualification: 3 points 4-6 points OR Disqualify 7-56 days Disqualify 7-28 days OR 6 points Our specialist driving offence solicitors in Chesterfield Our experienced solicitors can help to reduce driving are experienced in defending or mitigating driving offence charges and penalties if we can demonstrate offence charges and penalties, often with the result to the Court any 'special reasons' and also that the loss that a driving ban is avoided. of the license will cause 'exceptional hardship'. All speeding offences If you are caught speeding on a motorway, committed on roads A ban is more likely (excluding Motorways) can lead to a fine of up when your speed exceeds 45% of the statutory the offence tends to be to £1,000 and a more serious and can discretionary ban of 7 days - 8 weeks, or 3-6 points carry a fine of up to £2,500 limit Why Choose Banner Jones? 96% 135 YEARS ***** f FIXED FEE E PROMISE We will 96% of our Variety of specialist lawyers Over 135 travel to clients would Expert wherever you driving offence Fixed Fee years of 5 Regional recommend Representation experience offices need us solicitors us to a friend Don't hesitate to get in touch with one of our expert driving offence solicitors for specialist advice: Phone: 0333 200 2300 Web: www.bannerjones.co.uk Join our Social Networks bannerjones in You Tube 8+ solicitors References: www.theaa.com