Driving Offences Law & Lawyers

If you are facing prosecution, or have received a fine, penalty notice or infringement notice, for any type of motoring offence, we can help.

If you are faced with the possibility of losing your driving licence for an offence such as speeding or drink driving and would like legal help, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right.

Motoring and driving Offences

Driving offences must be committed on a road or a "road related area". The Australian Road Rules is the main piece of legislation covering driving related offences.

Being prosecuted for a driving offence, when most of us have never been in trouble with the police or the courts before, can be an extremely daunting prospect. Road traffic law is both vast and complex and the process can feel intimidating and alien.

The potential consequences can be serious, from the risk of losing your licence, your job or even your liberty. Even a minor

Speeding conviction resulting in penalty points can cost you hundreds of dollars in increased insurance premiums.

Contrary to popular belief it is possible to mount a successful defence against such charges and it may be possible to avoid disqualification in cases where this would cause exceptional hardship, or where special reasons can be shown in mitigation.

If you would like legal help for your driving offence, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

Lawyers can offer expert advice and legal representation in regards to the following driving offences and traffic matters:

• Speeding offences
• Drink driving (PCA offences) / drunk in charge of a motor vehicle
• Driving whilst under the influence of drugs (DUI Offences)
• Failure to provide a specimen
• Dangerous driving / death by dangerous driving
• Driving without due care and attention / careless driving
• Driving while using a mobile phone
• Failure to stop / failure to report an accident
• Failure to identify a driver accused of an offence
• Accumulation of penalty points (or demerit points) leading to a disqualification
• Driving without insurance
• Driving without a licence / driving while disqualified
• Defences – special reasons / exceptional hardship
• Application to restore a driving licence during a disqualification

If you would like legal help for your driving offence, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

Driving offences lawyers are generally used to dealing with all types of motoring offence especially motoring and traffic offences of a serious nature, including the following (some of which have been mentioned above):

• Causing death by dangerous driving
• Causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs
• Dangerous driving
• Driving whilst disqualified
• Driving or attempting to drive whilst unfit through drink or drugs
• Being in charge of a motor vehicle whilst unfit through drink or drugs
• Failing to provide a specimen for analysis
• Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence
• Failing to stop after an accident and give particulars or report an accident
• Driving a motor vehicle whilst uninsured or unsecured against third party risks
• Careless driving
• Failure of the registered keeper of the vehicle to give information of the identity of driver
• Tacograph offences
• All road haulage offences
• All speeding matters, cameras, red light cameras, speedguns etc
• Document offences

Driving offences lawyers can minimise your chances of disqualification and keep you on the roads and specialise in all aspects of motoring and road traffic law.

If you would like legal help for your driving offence, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

The Australian Road Rules contain the basic rules of the road for drivers and riders of motor vehicles, riders of bicycles, pedestrians, passengers and others. In very broad terms, the rules deal with the following sorts of things:

• speed limits (for lengths of roads, areas and zones) and how they are set (e.g. by sign)
• rules about turns (left and right, U-turns and hook turns)
• changing direction (e.g. indicating) and stopping (e.g. stop signals)
• what to do when faced by traffic lights and arrows
• giving way in various situations (e.g. when facing stop or give way signs or lines, when not facing any lights, signs or lines, at pedestrian and children’s crossings, etc.)
• what to do when faced by particular traffic signs (e.g. turning signs) or road markings (e.g. traffic lane arrows)
• roundabouts
• level crossings
• keeping left, overtaking, driving in lanes or lines of traffic and merging, special purpose lanes
• restrictions on stopping (e.g. in or near intersections) and parking
• lights and warning devices
• rules for pedestrians including persons on wheeled recreational devices
• special rules for bicycle riders (eg. mandatory helmet wearing)
• rules for persons travelling in or on vehicles (e.g. seatbelt requirements)
• miscellaneous road rules (e.g. driving a vehicle in reverse)
• specification of applicable traffic signs.

If you would like legal help for your driving offence, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

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