(Dealt with summarily in the magistrates court )
We charge ‘Fixed Fees’ in most of the traffic offences that we deal with. If your matter is in the Crown Court please call us to discuss when we can quote a fee.
To help our clients to budget we offer fixed fee options. Knowing that you pay a ‘fixed fee’ and not an ‘hourly rate’ for the legal services, removes the cost related uncertainty that can come with instructing a solicitor. In matters where the work we intend to do can be pre- determined, we charge a fixed fee for each stage of a client’s case, which is a block fee, for the work that we do on his/her file.
In more serious cases such as drink driving, drug driving, dangerous driving, due to the complexity of such cases it is not possible for us to adhere to the fees listed below. However, you may contact us to discuss your case and if we can ascertain the work that needs to be done in your case, it will be possible for us to agree a fixed fee in your case at the outset.
Initial Advice/Consultation (1 hr) – £90.00 (incl. VAT)
If you are anxious about a traffic incident, received summons to attend court, received a Single Justice Procedure Notice or a Notice of Intended Prosecution and requirement to provide details of the driver, perhaps you may be unclear about certain legal issues and you want some clarifications, i.e. In any of these cases if in doubt about the next step you have to take you are welcome to seek advice from one of our road traffic solicitors.
Initial Telephone Advice:
If you live far, or need urgent advice but cannot visit our office, we shall be able to provide you with telephone advice. Before we do so, you will need to forward the relevant documents via fax or email and pay our fees on line or at a bank. Please contact us on 0208 577 5491 to discuss how we can help you.
Our fee will include:
- Attending to you in person at our office / over the telephone
- Perusing the documents relating to your matter
- Advising you on the plea and likely sentence
- Advising you on the next steps
Under this scheme we will not deal with the following:
- Providing you with written advice
- Preparing any written submissions to court
- Communicating with any third parties
- Assisting you to complete any forms
- Representing you at court or take any steps towards it.
Written Submissions/ Mitigation - £350.00 (including VAT)
We recommend this scheme only with regard to minor traffic offences heard in the magistrates court. If you wish to attend court on your own we can prepare written submissions presenting your mitigating circumstances in a compelling manner for you to submit to the court.
Our fee will include:
- An initial consultation with you in person or over the phone
- Considering the court papers and other documents including evidence relating to mitigating circumstances
- Advising you on the plea and likely sentence
- Complete standard forms if necessary
- Preparation of written submissions/letter in mitigation
- Under this scheme we do not deal with:
- Representing you at court
- Dealing with any third parties
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In all cases where we provide you with representation at court:
If your case is to be dealt with urgently or there are difficulties in obtaining witness statements from third parties or there are a number of other issues arising within the same proceedings, you may be charged a fixed fee at a higher level. The fee will also depend on the amount of work we have to do and the seniority and expertise of the barrister instructed.
For the fees quoted below we do not deal with:
- Any second or further hearings including any hearing where case is adjourned by court due to time restrictions
- Any appeal against sentence
Guilty Plea/ Representation / Mitigation at Court
£900.00 (incl. VAT) - £1000.00 (incl VAT)
(Fee applicable to courts within the M25 area. Please contact for fees for other areas)
In cases where you have already pleaded guilty, or intend to plead guilty to a motoring offence we are able to provide you with representation at court by a barrister who is an expert in dealing with road traffic offences who will put forward a strong plea in mitigation at Court.
Our fee will include:
- A full interview with you in person obtaining your instructions on the offence, your personal, family and employment circumstances
- Reviewing and considering the court papers and other documents including evidence relating to mitigating circumstances, character evidence
- Advising you on the plea and likely sentence
- Advising on special reasons or exceptional hardships if relevant
- Prepare your witness statement and statements of your witnesses
- Briefing barrister to represent you at court to present your case and mitigating circumstances
- Communicating with courts, yourself, barristers’ chambers
- Barrister’s fees and travel costs
- Limited to one hearing only (adjourned hearings will incur additional fees)
Not Guilty Plea/ Representation at Trial
£950.00 (incl. VAT) - £1200.00 (incl. VAT)
(Fee applicable to courts within the M25 area. Please contact for fees for other areas)
In cases where you have pleaded not guilty at the magistrates court, or intend to plead not guilty at the hearing, we are able to provide you with representation at court by a barrister who is an expert in dealing with road traffic offences.
Our fee will include:
- A full interview with you in person obtaining your instructions on the offence, your personal, family and employment circumstances
- Reviewing and considering the court papers and other documents including evidence relating to the incident, third party evidence, character evidence
- Advising you on the plea and likely sentence
- Advising on special reasons or exceptional hardships if relevant
- Advising you on necessary evidence
- Prepare your witness statement and other witness statements
- Briefing barrister to represent you at court to present your case and mitigating circumstances
- Communicating with courts, yourself, barristers’ chambers
- Barrister’s fees and travel costs
- Limited to one hearing only
Exceptional Hardship Argument:
£950.00 (incl. VAT) - £1200.00 (incl. VAT)
(Fee applicable to courts within the M25 area. Please contact for fees for other areas)
In cases where you are likely to receive a driving ban through accumulation of points you will be able to put forward the Exceptional Hardship argument to save your licence. Please note this will only prevent you from losing your licence and your licence will be endorsed with points according to the offence. You cannot bring up this argument with the same facts within the next three years to prevent a driving ban again. If you are in this situation we are able to provide you with representation at court by a barrister who is an expert in dealing with road traffic offences.
Our fee will include:
- A full interview with you in person obtaining your instructions on the offence, your personal, family and employment circumstances
- Reviewing and considering the court papers and other documents including evidence relating to the incident, third party evidence, character evidence
- Advising you on the plea and likely sentence
- Advising on exceptional hardship argument, evidence you need, ie: hardships suffered by third parties as a direct result of you being banned from driving
- Prepare your witness statement and other witness statements Briefing barrister to represent you at court to present your case and exceptional hardship argument
- Communicating with courts, yourself, barristers’ chambers
- Barrister’s fees and travel costs
- Limited to one hearing only
Special Reasons Argument:
£950.00 (incl. VAT) - £1200.00 (incl. VAT)
(Fee applicable to courts within the M25 area. Please contact for fees for other areas)
In a case where you are charged and you accept that you are guilty of the traffic offence(s), it may still be possible to present a special reasons argument to avoid getting penalty points or to reduce the penalty points. If you are in this situation we are able to provide you with representation at court by a barrister who is an expert in dealing with road traffic offences.
Our fee will include:
- A full interview with you in person obtaining your instructions on the offence, your personal, family and employment circumstances
- Reviewing and considering the court papers and other documents including evidence relating to the incident, third party evidence, character evidence
- Advising you on the plea and likely sentence
- Advising on special reasons that may be applicable in your case and obtaining instructions
- Prepare your witness statement and any third party statements
- Briefing barrister to represent you at court to present your case and exceptional hardship argument
- Communicating with courts, yourself, barristers’ chambers
- Barrister’s fees and travel costs
- Limited to one hearing only
