Offence Guides

As a specialist in motorbike accidents of all natures, Motorbike Solicitor has produced a series of Offence Guides geared at helping motorcycle drivers and their pillion passengers understand common road traffic offences and the issues facing them should they be stopped by the police.

The following pages contain our Offence Guides for scenarios involving penalty points, drink driving, number plate offences, exhaust pipes and document offences.

Penalty Points

Although bans may be issued for almost any road traffic offence, the Court tends to give penalty points if offences committed are considered to be minor.

Disqualification occurs if an individual received 12 or more penalty points over a three year period. This is for a minimum period of six months but disqualification will be for twelve months if someone has previously been banned from motor cycling or driving under the totting up provisions once in the previous three years and two years if that has happened twice in the previous three years.

In order not to be banned when 12 points are accumulated, mitigating circumstances must be proven if the court is to exercise its discretion.

If several offences have been committed at the same time, a licence will only be endorsed for the most serious of the offences. However points for offences committed at or around the same time, can be accumulated by the Court. This would apply for instance if a motorbike was caught on several speed cameras on the same road.

If you should accumulate six or more penalty points within the first two years of passing your test, you would automatically revert to a provisional licence holder. The court had no room for manoeuvre on a matter of this nature. In order to get a licence back, the test must be re-passed.

If you would like more information regarding any aspect of our Offence Guides, or advice on dealing with the police or the Courts, please contact us now.

Remember, if you or a member of your family has been involved in a motorbike accident, and has incurred injury, you may be entitled to compensation on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis. Contact us today for free impartial advice and no obligation legal guidance.

For more information on drink driving and number plate offences, click here

For more information on exhaust pipes and document offences, click here

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