DRIVING OFFENCE SOLICITORS
Driving Offence Case Studies
Real results for motorists, professionals and company directors. From police investigations to Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court proceedings, these case studies show how we help protect driving licences, livelihoods and reputations.
Results Achieved for Our Clients
Exceptional Hardship Arguments Successful
Clients avoided totting up disqualification
Driving Bans Avoided
Motorists kept their licence after serious allegations
Charges Dropped
Prosecutions discontinued before trial
Penalties Reduced
Strategic mitigation leading to better outcomes
At Kang & Co Solicitors, we specialise in driving offence defence. We act for clients facing motoring prosecutions where the outcome can have a serious impact on their licence, employment, business, family life and future.
This page brings together a selection of real driving offence case studies that demonstrate how we achieve results across a wide range of motoring cases — from police investigations and Single Justice Procedure Notices through to contested Magistrates’ Court trials and serious Crown Court proceedings.
Each case is anonymised to protect client confidentiality, but the outcomes are very real:
- Driving bans avoided
- Exceptional Hardship arguments accepted
- Special Reasons found
- Charges withdrawn or dismissed
- Penalty points reduced or avoided
- Custodial sentences avoided in serious driving cases
These results are not achieved by luck. They are the result of early legal advice, careful case analysis, tactical preparation and persuasive advocacy in court.
Totting Up & Exceptional Hardship
Cases where clients faced a 6-month driving ban due to reaching 12 or more penalty points.
Common outcomes include:
- Successful Exceptional Hardship arguments
- Clients keeping their licence
- Evidence prepared to show impact on employment, business and family
- Strategic court representation
Drink Driving & Drug Driving
Cases involving allegations of driving whilst over the legal limit or unfit through alcohol or drugs.
Including cases involving:
- Drink driving
- Drug driving
- Failing to provide a specimen
- Special Reasons arguments
- Mitigation to reduce the length and impact of disqualification
Speeding & Careless Driving
Representation for motorists accused of excessive speed, careless driving or driving without due care and attention.
Cases involving:
- High-speed allegations
- Police speed detection evidence
- Avoiding discretionary disqualification
- Reducing penalty points
- Protecting professional drivers and business owners
Serious Driving Offences & Court Proceedings
Cases involving more serious motoring allegations before the Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court.
Cases involving:
- Dangerous driving
- Causing serious injury by dangerous driving
- Failing to stop or report an accident
- Driving whilst disqualified
- Crown Court proceedings
- Avoidance of prison sentences
Featured Case Studies
Mother Avoids Prison Following Fatal Road Traffic Collision
After a fatal collision near Bicester, our client faced prison for causing death by careless driving. Kang & Co Solicitors secured a suspended sentence and avoided immediate custody.
Exceptional Hardship Success: Oxfordshire Accountant Keeps His Driving Licence
An Oxfordshire accountant avoided a six-month totting up driving ban after Kang & Co Solicitors successfully argued Exceptional Hardship before Oxford Magistrates’ Court.
Hip Flask Defence Secured a Drink Driving Acquittal at Reading Magistrates' Court
Charged with drink driving after a serious collision, our client was found not guilty after Kang & Co Solicitors successfully advanced the hip flask defence with expert forensic evidence.
All Driving Offence Case Studies
Explore our driving offence case studies, from exceptional hardship and driving ban avoidance to drink driving, speeding, careless driving, cases dropped and successful court outcomes.
Builder Avoids Careless Driving and Failing to Report Prosecution
A self-employed builder avoided prosecution for careless driving and failing to report a road traffic accident after Kang & Co Solicitors secured a No Further Action outcome.
Driver Avoids Criminal Record After Three Driving Charges Reduced to Careless Driving
After a serious road traffic incident, Kang & Co Solicitors secured the withdrawal of two criminal charges, leaving a driver to plead guilty only to careless driving and avoid a criminal record.
Causing Serious Injury by Careless Driving Charge Withdrawn for Engineer
A young engineer charged with causing serious injury by careless driving avoided an imprisonable conviction after Kang & Co Solicitors secured withdrawal of the most serious allegation.
RAF Officer Avoids Prison After Causing Serious Injury by Careless Driving
A Royal Air Force officer avoided prison after causing serious injury by careless driving. Early advice, an early guilty plea and detailed mitigation helped secure a Community Order instead of custody.
Senior Police Officer Avoids Failing to Stop Conviction After Strategic Defence
A Detective Superintendent faced charges of careless driving, failing to stop and failing to report after a supermarket car park collision. Kang & Co Solicitors secured withdrawal of the most serious allegations.
Avoiding Prison for Assaulting a Police Officer Following Drink Driving
A construction business owner facing drink driving and assaulting a police officer, with a recent identical conviction, avoided prison after Kang & Co Solicitors built a detailed mitigation case.
Solicitor and Law Firm Partner Avoids Driving Ban Through Exceptional Hardship
A solicitor and commercial law partner facing a totting up driving ban after driving without insurance avoided disqualification when Kang & Co Solicitors secured exceptional hardship.
Exceptional Hardship Success: Birmingham Business Owner Keeps His Driving Licence
A Birmingham business owner facing a six-month totting up ban kept his driving licence after Kang & Co Solicitors successfully argued Exceptional Hardship before Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.
Mother Avoids Prison Following Fatal Road Traffic Collision
After a fatal collision near Bicester, our client faced prison for causing death by careless driving. Kang & Co Solicitors secured a suspended sentence and avoided immediate custody.
Careless Driving Causing Serious Injury: Suspended Sentence Secured
Facing prison for careless driving causing serious injury, drug driving, no insurance and vehicle defects, our client avoided immediate custody after specialist representation.
Exceptional Hardship Success: How We Helped a London Motorist Keep His Licence
Facing a six-month totting up disqualification after reaching 15 penalty points, our client kept his licence following a successful Exceptional Hardship application.
Exceptional Hardship Success: Oxfordshire Accountant Keeps His Driving Licence
An Oxfordshire accountant avoided a six-month totting up driving ban after Kang & Co Solicitors successfully argued Exceptional Hardship before Oxford Magistrates’ Court.
Company Director Avoids Prison for Careless Driving Causing Serious Injury
After a serious collision in the Cotswolds left a motorcyclist with life-changing injuries, Kang & Co Solicitors secured a community order and avoided prison for our client.
Exceptional Hardship Success at Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court
A teacher facing a six-month totting up ban kept his licence after our successful Exceptional Hardship application focused on the medical needs of his daughter and mother.
Drink Driving Guilty Plea Success: Protecting a British Airways Captain's Future
A senior British Airways captain received the best possible outcome after pleading guilty to drink driving, with Kang & Co Solicitors securing a fine and rehabilitation course recommendation.
No Insurance:
Special Reasons Granted, Punishment Avoided
Ms Sampson had been pulled over by the police twice in one weekend and had been told by the officers that she did not appear to have valid insurance.
Drink Driving, No Insurance:
Custodial Sentence Avoided
Mr Jones instructed us to represent him at his Court hearing for Drink Driving (Driving with Excess Alcohol) and No Insurance at Cannock Magistrates’ Court.
Drink Driving:
Minimum Ban Imposed
Mr Singh appointed Kang & Co Solicitors to represent him at his sentence hearing and to mitigate on his behalf after he was charged with drink driving
Drink Driving:
Disqualification Avoided
Mr Lee had been helping his father out before he had left to go to his partner’s house. On the way to his partner’s house, his car broke down on roadside.
Death by Careless Driving:
No Further Action
We were instructed to represent Mr Moss, a HGV driver who was involved in a serious road traffic collision on the M6 motorway, resulting in a death.
Careless Driving:
Withdrawn, Driving Ban Avoided
Mr Edwards had driven down the wrong side of the road at Heathrow Airport and was pulled over by the police. He was charged with Careless Driving & Drunk in Charge of a Vehicle.
Death by Dangerous Driving:
Minimum Sentece
Mr Green was travelling on his motorcycle north on Holloway Road, London when he struck and collided with a pedestrian who was crossing the road with her husband.
New Driver:
Revocation Avoided
Andrew Clarke was a new driver and was at risk of having his driving licence revoked after a speeding offence. He appointed us to stop this happening.
Early Removal of Driving Ban:
Application Granted
Our client Mr Haughton was two years through a four year driving ban when he appointed us to apply for an early reinstatement of his driving licence.
Statutory Declaration:
Driving Ban Removed
Mr Tucker instructed us to represent him when he recieved a driving ban for totting-up points. He recieved 6 points for failing to provide driver information.
Failing to Provide Driver Details:
Not Guilty Verdict
Mr Carrington had 6 penalty points on his licence and was facing prosecution for Failing to Provide Driver Details, an offence which attracts 6 penalty points.
Motorway Speeding:
Ban Avoided
Mr Fuller was caught speeding on the M1 Motorway and subsequently received a Court Summons to attend the Magistrates’ Court, he was at risk of a driving ban.
Mobile Phone Offence:
Ban Avoided
Mr Fraser appointed Kang and Co Solicitors to represent him after he was charged with using a mobile phone whilst driving, something he denied.
Special Reasons Argument:
Penalty Points Avoided
Mrs Brant was taking her son to hospital when she was caught speeding. She pleaded guilty to speeding, but our lawyers raised a special reasons argument.
Careless Driving:
Acquittal
Mr Reynolds instructed us after he was prosecuted for Careless Driving after the car he was driving was involved in a collision with a cyclist.
Speeding:
Trial Success
Mr Garratt received a Single Justice Procedure Notice (SJP) from Warwickshire Police for speeding, but was adamant he was not driving beyond the speed limit.
Exceptional Hardship:
Successful Application
We were instructed by Mr Machin to represent him at court for a exceptional hardship application to avoid a driving ban from a totting-up of points.
Why Driving Offence Case Studies Matter
Facing a driving offence allegation can be extremely stressful, particularly when your licence, job, business or family responsibilities depend on your ability to drive. Many clients come to us having already:
- Received a Notice of Intended Prosecution
- Been charged or summonsed to attend court
- Reached 12 or more penalty points
- Been accused of drink driving, drug driving or failing to provide a specimen
- Underestimated the risk of an immediate driving ban
These case studies demonstrate one consistent theme:
Early specialist legal advice can make a significant difference to the outcome of a driving offence case.
In many situations, we are able to:
- Help clients avoid a driving disqualification
- Prepare persuasive Exceptional Hardship arguments
- Identify weaknesses in the prosecution evidence
- Advance Special Reasons arguments where appropriate
- Reduce the impact of sentence through careful mitigation
- Protect our clients’ employment, businesses and family life
Speak to a Criminal Defence Solicitor Today
If you are facing a driving offence investigation, court summons or risk of a driving ban, it is important to obtain specialist advice as early as possible. Contact Kang & Co Solicitors for expert, strategic and practical representation.
We regularly represent clients facing allegations of drink driving, drug driving, speeding, careless driving, dangerous driving, failing to provide a specimen, driving whilst disqualified and totting up disqualification.
Call Kang & Co Solicitors on 0330 818 9837 for an initial assessment of your case, alongside an agreed fee quotation for legal advice and representation.
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