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Drink Driving Scotland Information

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Graham Walker

Graham Walker

Here at www.roadtrafficlaw.com we are embarking on a mission to produce the most comprehensive and educational information available online, about all aspects of drink driving in Scotland… and in particular… defending cases of drink driving in Scotland.

This information will include a series of videos, articles and blogs, to highlight all aspects of drinking and driving in scotland… including mistakes to avoid, how to mount a defence with specialist help… and what to do if you have been charged with drink driving.

The video series, with specialist road traffic lawyer Graham Walker, will include detailed information on being initially stopped, the road side breath test, police procedures, possible defences, how to get specialist help, what to say, what happens at the police station, how to get evidence, and what happens in court.

We will be posting the entire 6 video series here.

In addition to the video series we will also be posting here another series of  7 written articles regarding the most common mistakes and misconceptions to avoid in drink driving cases.

If you have a more urgent, pressing matter than needs our attention… or you need to ask a question… on any area of road traffic law… please do not hesitate visit our website where you can get more information, or contact us by phone or online form.

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Drink Driving Scotland

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Drink-Driving In Scotland

Drink Driving in Scotland is a complex and serious area of law therefore we offer FREE online advice in relation to such cases. Accused of being a Drink/driver then ask us about your own case right now!

There are numerous areas of a possible defence and other relevant issues which include:

  • Post Incident Drinking Defence: Was any alcohol consumed post incident but prior to a breath test? This is also known as the ‘hip flask defence’.
  • Expert Evidence on Post Incident Drinking: To prove a possible ‘hip flask’ defence requires specialist knowledge and a high quality of evidence
  • Basic Information Required: Including details of food, alcohol, medical conditions and medication taken… and it is likely you will also need advice from a medical expert
  • Failing to provide a specimen: Once a defence is raised (which is not easy as it may be seen as not a ‘reasonable excuse’)… the onus is upon the Crown to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it has failed and that you are therefore guilty of the offence. Failing to provide a sample is a very interesting area of defence and we have had a great deal of success in defending such cases.
  • Procedure for blood or urine samples: The admissibility of those specimens in excess alcohol cases depends upon the procedures being followed strictly… and those procedures are complex. You should never refuse to give a sample because you were not driving or you were not drinking – as this is a separate offence.
  • Blood or urine samples when at hospital: Sometimes samples are taken from a driver when he/she is in the process of receiving treatment following a road traffic accident. Again this is an area of law where the prosecution require to be careful about the methods used to ensure fairness and admissibility of evidence.
  • The Breath Testing Equipment: If the defence wish to challenge the reliability of such equipment they really require to do so long before the trial! They will require to have checked the instrument, the service log, the calibration process, the details of use on day and any other aspects of use.
  • Breath Alcohol Less than 40ugs: In Scotland a Lord Advocate’s directive ensures that persons with a reading of 40ug or less will not be prosecuted and in England a driver will not be prosecuted under section 5 with a breath alcohol level of less than 40 ugs.

This is not meant to be a comprehensive guide in such a brief article and you are strongly advised to seek legal advice from a suitably experienced and qualified lawyer.

Click here for more information on all aspects of drink driving in Scotland

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Road Traffic Law Scotland

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Glasgow lawyer, Graham Walker set up the first specialist road traffic law firm in Scotland, which is now seen as the leading road traffic law concern… and works on a daily basis in nothing else but every aspect of road traffic law.

Graham Walker’s experience as an expert and a lawyer, practising criminal law in Scotland for over twenty-five years… can help win your case.

Beware of copycat firms claiming expertise. Check their domain name by employing “Whois” on Google, you could be shocked to see that a few of them only set up last week. Our team not only consists of lawyers but also necessary support staff like secretaries and inquiry agents all of whom play an essential part in guaranteeing our success with your case. Our office is close to Glasgow city centre and conferences can be homed with little notice.

We are the sole firm in the United Kingdom to get invited to visit the GATSO camera factory in Holland.

We often deal with high profile clients in fragile scenarios and we make sure that if possible we keep them OUT of the news. We are in court each day and have built up a substantial level of experience that may be applied to save your licence. Graham Walker has dealt with thousands of cases over his twenty-five year career, why not contact him today for a FREE case consultation?

More than eighty percent of our clients keep their driving licences in cases defended by us. (Independently Audited in 2008)

Click here to get further information including online and other contact details

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