Road Traffic Lawyers in Glasgow

If you have been charged with a driving offence, your licence and your livelihood may be at risk. If this happens, you should enlist the help of an expert road traffic lawyer. Road traffic law is detailed and complex and drivers are always keenly pursued by the police for a wide range of offences. Beltrami and Company employ the services of expert road traffic lawyers who can help you retain your licence.

We know how devastating a road traffic conviction or a driving ban can be. We’ll strive to keep you on the road wherever possible.

Motoring & Road Traffic Solicitors Glasgow, Scotland

We defend our clients charged with motoring offences including:

• Dangerous driving
• Death by Dangerous Driving
• Driving under the influence of drink or drugs
• Driving Uninsured
• Driving while using a mobile phone
• Driving without due care and attention (careless driving)
• Failing to provide an evidential specimen
• Motoring fraud
• Speeding and other traffic offences
• Totting Up Bans
• Careless driving
• Careless drunk driving
• Drunk driving
• Drunk and in charge of a vehicle
• Unfit to drive through drink or drugs
• Refusal to give a breath/blood specimen
• Driving without a valid licence
• Driving without insurance
• Speeding

If you have been charged with any of the above, or any other offence under the road traffic act, Contact us immediately. We provide a full and robust defence to all charges. Many clients simply give up because they do not know their rights – don’t make the same mistake. Contact us today.

How a Road Traffic Solicitor Can Protect Your Licence

Most driving charges carry penalty points and many carry a ban. A solicitor who deals with road traffic cases regularly can test the evidence against you, challenge how it was gathered and, where a conviction is likely, argue for the lowest possible penalty. Our solicitors act for drivers across Glasgow and Scotland, from a single speeding charge to the most serious allegations.

Drink and Drug Driving

In Scotland the drink-drive limit is 22 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath or 50 milligrams in 100ml of blood. A conviction normally brings a driving ban of at least 12 months, rising to at least three years if you have a previous conviction within the last ten years. We look closely at how the breath, blood or other specimen was taken and handled, and whether the police followed the correct procedure.

Totting Up and Exceptional Hardship

If you reach 12 or more penalty points within three years, the court must normally disqualify you for at least six months. In some cases we can argue that a ban would cause exceptional hardship to you or to others, for example because your job or your caring responsibilities depend on your licence, and ask the court not to disqualify you.

Dangerous and Careless Driving

Dangerous driving is a serious charge that carries an obligatory driving ban and can lead to a custodial sentence. Careless driving is less serious but still brings penalty points and sometimes a ban. We examine the evidence, the standard of driving alleged and any defence open to you, and we appear for you in court. See our page on court and police station representation.

Mobile Phones, Speeding and Other Charges

Using a handheld mobile phone while driving carries six penalty points, which can bring you close to a ban on its own. Speeding and other offences can add up in the same way, so even a charge that looks minor is worth taking advice on.

If you have been charged with a driving offence, or think you may be, call us on 0141 890 5555 to speak to a road traffic solicitor in Glasgow.

Why Beltrami? The law firm that other lawyers recommend

Having acted in more than 150,000 cases in 60 years in every court in Scotland, the firm boasts a wealth of legal knowledge and expertise, particularly in the field of criminal law, employing creative legal thinkers to interpret the law and provide imaginative legal problem solving techniques.

Our team is led by Gary McAteer. Comprising 4 Solicitor Advocates, 1 Kings Counsel and 9 Solicitors along with qualified support staff, we boast unrivalled criminal defence expertise.

We are the criminal lawyers other lawyers recommend. No matter how serious an offence you have been charged with, Beltrami and company have the skills and expertise to defend you.

Contact Beltrami & Company's Road Traffic Lawyers in Glasgow, Scotland

Beltrami and Company offer a high quality service to all clients, whether the case is legal aided or privately funded. Clients can be assured of complete confidentiality and discretion.

Beltrami & Company are conveniently based near Glasgow city centre but operate throughout Scotland. The firm offers a 24-hour, 365-day a year service for clients in police custody.  Any calls to our offices out with normal business hours can be dealt with by an experienced solicitor.