Archive for October, 2009

166mph on a motorbike on a road with a 60mph limit in Scotland has been jailed

Defence lawyer Graham Walker said his client, who has now sold his bike, was of good character, remorseful and was “normally a mature and reasonable young man in every way”.

He said it was clear no other vehicles were using the road at the time and nor were any cars parked nearby.

“I think it’s fair to say the level of risk that the public were subjected to was very low but there was considerable danger, I think, to the accused himself,” he told the court.

Penalty Point Discount For Early Pleas?

The Euan William Ross appeal conducted recently at the High Court in Edinburgh has been set down for a 5 bench decision. This case could have very significant repercussions in connection with road traffic cases in Scotland.

Postal Strike Delays Proper Service of NIPs

Thousands of motorists could escape speeding convictions due to the postal strike says Graham Walkero f roadtrafficlaw.com. Road traffic law specialists in Glasgow

Video Channel Launch For Roadtrafficlaw.com

Rather than sending out fact sheets or news sheet information packs we can just update our movie channel. The immediacy of the medium seems to appeal to many of our clients who are very much the You Tube generation who expect to pull video information from the ether whenever a crisis arises.”