Drink Driving and invalid licence

[Christos]

Hello,

I have been convicted for drink driving with 72mg, and invalid driving licence ( i have an EU licence).
This is the first time i have been convicted or arrested and I would like some advice on how to handle the court case.
Could you please give me some advice and what to expect? Would I have a criminal record?

 

[Martin Hammond]

Good afternoon,

That is a very big question to answer here, so I will just give you the highlights if that's ok.

In short you are going to be in a Court room with 3 Magistrates and a Prosecutor (as well as others you don't need to worry about.) The Prosecutor will highlight to the Court what you did and you or your lawyer will offer mitigation. Mitigation is where you explain why they shouldn't punish you too harshly. Following that they will give you a ban and either community punishment or a fine (assuming no previous convictions or aggravating circumstances.) It is most definitely a criminal record. They will also give you a separate penalty for no driving licence, usually points.

Kind regards
Martin.

 

[Christos]

Would it be worth having a lawyer or will it not change much? If yes could you recommend an expert in the subject like yourself?

 

[Martin Hammond]

I would always take a lawyer it will always make a big difference. The down side is that to take a specialist will cost around £1000 so you need to factor that in.

If you do decide to hire I can give you some names or I can ask someone from my office to call you and give you a quote and some advice?

 

[Christos]

If someone could give me a call for a quote and some advice that would be great thank you