List of Common Offences
Motoring Offences - for Legal Advice & Assistance Call 999Law Now!
Road Traffic Offences / Notice of Intended Prosecution – are you in danager of being charged?
Many people every day face questioning and prosecution at Court relative to driving offences. Many people mistakenly believe that these are “minor” matters and are not treated as criminal activity. There is no question at all that driving offences are criminal in nature. A conviction will be recorded and will show up if a person is ever in trouble with the law in the future. For the purposes of future Court procedure, your previous convictions should always be put to the Court on conviction, sometimes thirty years or more!
Driving Offences & Penalties
Driving offences can carry penalties from small fines, penalty points being endorsed on your licence, to disqualifications from driving for life, extremely high fines and lengthy prison sentences. It can also have material impact on your insurance policy, your ability to continue driving, your employment and potential employment. You may have to disclose your conviction to a prospective employer and your conviction may show up on a Disclosure application.
The links on this site are some of the most common offences prosecuted, but the list is by no means exhaustive.
Scottish Road Traffic Act
Everyone from the drunk and dangerous driver, to cyclists of pedal bikes and ordinary folk out walking their dog can be guilty of a criminal offence under the Road Traffic Act!
If you are in any doubt as to your legal position, you should immediately consider obtaining quality legal advice.
Mr D - Stirling
