CONTACT US

Mobile Phone Offence Glasgow Not Guilty Plea Accepted

Kept Licence
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Mobile phone offences in Scotland now carrry 6 penalty points and a fine of up to £1,000. This case was slightly unusual as it was to the best of our knowledge the first case to be reported to the police by pedestrians who appranetly saw a driver and thought that she was using her mobile phone and reported it to police. Our client was adamant that she was not the person driving and was at home at the time of the alleged offence.

We investigated the case thoroughly and eventually received the statements from the witnesses in the case. If you have ever seen the episode of Only Fools and Horses (May the Force Be With You) where Del, Rodney and Grandad attempt to describe the person who 'nicked the microwave' then you will appreciate the following. The driver of the car who was using the phone was, according to: witness 1 - Asian - witness 2 - White; witness 1 - Shoulder length straight hair - witness 2 - Wavy hair to her ears; witness 1 - 2 children in the car - witness 2 - no other occupants in the car.

Clearly, the witnesses were describing different people. We called the Procurator Fiscal and after discussing the case sensibly we were able to persuade them to discontinue the case without the matter proceeding to Trial.

This case was scheduled to call on 17th April 2018 but was discontinued on 4th April 2018.

 Kept Licence!

Published: 04/04/2018

Need help with a similar case?

Contact Us

See also

The Long Arm Of The Law

Our client was charged with using his mobile phone to text whilst driving. The police officer was adamant that from a distance of around 10 feet with nothing to obstruct his view he clearly saw our client using his right hand to send a text message. He was unable to see his left hand at all and presumed that it must have been on the steering wheel. The officer was asked if he noticed anything about our client at the time to which he replied that he had not. Our client was then invited to remove his jacket in the dock to reveal that he did not have a right arm. Needless to say that the officer was suitably mortified. This case attracted national front page headines across the UK - 'The Long Arm Of The Law' (which you can view in our Press & Media section). Our client was formally acquitted of the charge....