Car owner was not the speeding driver
May 27th 2009
The defendant was charged with speeding, and with failure to complete a Section 172 Notice which required him to return details of who was the driver at the time of the speeding incident. He had not received the Section 172 Notice in the post, and was unaware of the speeding incident. The case went to trial at Carmarthen Magistrates Court on 27 May 2009, and after hearing all the evidence the defendant was acquitted..
Driver escapes disqualification under totting up procedure
April 10th 2009
The driver in this case already had six points on her licence and was liable under the totting up procedure to be disqualified after pleading guilty to permitting someone else to drive her car without insurance. In this case we successfully argued Special Reasons before the Llanelli Magistrates, who agreed there would be exceptional hardship if the Defendant were to be disqualified.
Driving with due care and diligence
July 21st 2006
Section 172 Notice under the Road Traffic Act 1988 – Due Care and Diligence. Stephen Allsopp – Carmarthen MC (21/07/06)
