My Experience With a Speeding Lawyer

A first-person account from our Founder, Adam — exactly as it happened.

It’s not that often that I’m in Court, but recently I had one of those dreaded days.

Earlier in the year I received a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) for exceeding the speed limit. The car was “caught” on a Smart Motorway camera section of the M25 — the alleged speed was 58mph. On a motorway. The horror.

I nominated all the possible drivers of the car at the time, which included myself. The Police weren’t satisfied with that answer — and instead issued a summons for “failing to identify” the driver.

The first bit of good news: I’m a DriveProtect Member. So instead of the £1,500 it would normally cost to be represented at Court — cheap, in my experience, for an experienced speeding offence Solicitor — I paid £100. DriveProtect picked up the rest.

Meet Matt, the Speeding Lawyer

Matt — the specialist who represented me — is really good. I already knew that; the first time he represented me was around ten years ago, and I was so impressed I sent him a bottle of Champagne afterwards.

He understands how Magistrates and Judges react to information presented in certain — and different — ways. Good Road Traffic Lawyers know how to play the game. You and I don’t.

On this occasion Matt asked me to arrive an hour early, sat me down, and explained the strategy. In layman’s terms: he’d spotted a procedural error in the way the evidence had been served.

One of Two Approaches

Option 1 — go for the kill: try to get the whole case thrown out. No points, no fine — but a much greater penalty if it failed. The prosecution would dig in, seek an adjournment (roughly 50/50 whether they’d get one), and if we ultimately lost: at least 6 points and a much larger fine.

Option 2 — take the deal: get the CPS to agree to reduce “failing to identify” down to a standard speeding charge — the normal £100 fine and 3 points.

Matt put the choice in my hands, but we clearly shared the same opinion. We went for the reduction, with option 1 as the backup.

Ten Minutes Later

Matt disappeared — and walked back in with the deal done. The CPS agreed to drop the charge to speeding. They didn’t want to risk losing, looking bad, and paying our legal costs.

He coached me on what to say (as little as possible), then did the talking. Two facts tell you everything: representing myself, I’m convinced I’d have taken at least 6 points, a big fine, possibly a ban. With Matt? The minimum possible fine (£100) and the minimum possible points (3).

I was, needless to say, very happy — and not just selfishly. Knowing this firm represents DriveProtect Members is exactly why I’m glad to have them in our corner. If you’re a Member, trust me on this one: you should be too.

Has a Speeding Ticket Just Landed on Your Doormat?

The single most effective thing you can do is get a specialist Speeding Solicitor onto the paperwork before you reply to anything. That’s exactly what DriveProtect Membership is for.

£25/month Membership — compare that to £2,000+ for a typical case going direct. One Driver who went direct paid £12,000.
Access to retained specialist Speeding Solicitors who handle cases like yours every day.
No hourly rates from DriveProtect — a fixed court excess if representation is needed.

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