Driving With No Insurance

You invested a significant amount of time and money in driving lessons. You spent what felt like an age learning for the Theory Test. It all paid off, and you have finally passed your driving test. Now, the last thing you want is to go through it all again....

Do I need a solicitor before my hearing date? If you are accused of any motoring offence, you have to decide first whether you will plead guilty or not guilty. You should do this before your hearing takes place because the Magistrates Court normally will...

  What is a “Notice Of Proposed Driving Disqualification”?  Many people are very confused when they receive such a document and wonder what it means.  You may be sent a “Notice Of Proposed Driving Disqualification”...

What is a Speed Awareness Course? More than a million drivers each year choose to take a Speed Awareness Course.  These courses have been developed by psychologists, and are to educate rather than to punish drivers in an attempt to make roads...

How many penalty points can I have before I am disqualified? The law states that if you commit offences within three years of each other, and the total number of penalty points you receive for these offences amount to twelve or more , then you...

Updated 12th July 2018 Why have I received a Notice of Intended Prosecution? These days you probably won’t be aware at the time that you have been caught committing a motoring offence, such as speeding or going through a red light , as a...

If I am guilty of a motoring offence will I get a criminal conviction? When anybody is found guilty, or pleads guilty, to any motoring offence before the Magistrates or Crown Court they will then have a criminal conviction, even if this is for a...

The number of drivers who are driving without insurance has soared by 10% in just a year according to the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB).  This is even more of a surprise because this follows a decade of declining levels of uninsured driving.  So why...