Why you need a drink drive solicitor in Scotland
Here are some interesting figues:
There were 11,782 drink-driving offences in Scotland in 2002. These included 820 drink-drive accidents, which resulted in 1,270 people being injured and 50 people being killed.
In 2002, of the 9,978 convictions for drunk driving in Scotland:
- 9,468 (95%) cases were disqualified from driving.
- The average length of disqualification was 22 months.
- 8,537 (86%) cases resulted in a fine.
- The average fine was £337.
- 411 cases (4%) resulted in a custodial sentence.
- 238 (2%) were admonished.
- 31 cases (0.3% of cases) resulted in a life ban from driving.
Source: Scottish Executive
These figures mean just 5% were *not* disqualified from driving
Which means you need to get the odds on your side… because more than 80% of our clients successfully defend their cases Audit of 1000 General Road Traffic Cases Conduscted by Our Firm)
We were the first specialist road traffic solicitors in Scotland. Why not use our experience and success rate in *your* favour?
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