Licence Appeals (Speeding offences)

Our client held a provisional one drivers licence and was a full time university student. The client had been charged with two separate speeding offences within a couple of days of each other.

In both instances our client was caught speeding 10 km/h over the speed limit, both of these infringements occurred in the same location, by the same speed camera.

Our solicitor prepared an affidavit explaining the clients need for a licence particularly as a means for travelling to and from university each day. The matter was heard at Liverpool local court before magistrate Holdsworth.

In court our solicitor made strong submissions on behalf of the client about the client’s inexperience as a driver which led to the traffic offences. As evidence of this the solicitor pointed to the fact that both infringements happened at the same place and were caught by the same camera within a small period of time.

Magistrate Holdsworth agreed with the submissions made by our solicitor and considered the infringements by the client to be a genuine mistake. Magistrate Holdsworth significantly lowered the penalty only suspending our clients licence for seven days.

A great result for our client who was extremely pleased and was still able to get to and from university.

Our client was charged with mid-range drink driving, speeding over 45 km/h and having no P-plates displayed on her car.

The allegations were that our client had some drinks at a hotel with her friends and decided to drive home, having no regard to the safety of the community. She was handed an immediate police licence suspension.

However our client was involved in disruptive relationship spanning 3 years.

In a lengthy plea, our solicitor presented the case in a manner to show duress. It was put to the court that she became anxious and apprehensive just thinking about her past even though the person in question was not present that night. The matter was stood down by the court on several occasions so that the prosecution could do some background checks.

Our solicitor negotiated with the police through-out the day to ascertain some information regarding her partner to substantiate her distress that night. As it turned, there was a previous AVO placing her as protected person against her ex-partner. Further submissions to the court complemented with her character references and letter of apology compelled the magistrate to deal with it by way of a section 10 with a 12 month good behaviour bond.

Getting her licence back, our client was able to continue to care for her family and go about her day-to-day chores as usual.