Our Track Record

Success rates are entirely meaningless.

Over the years, Michael Lyon Solicitors Limited has been responsible for securing thousands of acquittals in defended road traffic prosecutions. In cases where a plea of guilty has been negotiated with the Crown, thousands of our clients have received the benefit of a significantly reduced penalty. Make your own judgement by browsing our unparalleled wealth of experience gained from exclusively defending road traffic cases in every jurisdiction in Scotland. Some of our more high profile cases can be found in the Press & Media section.

Please use the menu below to view our Track Record in dealing with road traffic cases.

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  Kept Licence
9 Points Speeding Charge Licence Saved
Speeding in Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
We were instructed in relation to two matters for this particular client, with the final case concluding on 28 March 2022 at Glasgow. Having successfully secur ..
  Kept Licence
9 Points Speeding Forfar Not Guilty
Speeding in Scotland
Forfar Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of speeding at 82mph in a 70mph limit. Ordinarily, this would not require the input of a solicitor, but our client was subject to 9 penal ..
  Reduced Sentence
7 Day Ban
Speeding in Scotland
Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was already subject to 9 penalty points when he was detected speeding again. Our Mr Simpson attended at Aberdeen JP Court on 24th January 2022 and d ..
  Kept Licence
Edinburgh Speeding Technical Defence
Speeding in Scotland
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with speeding at 39mph in a 20mph limit. Worse that that, he already had 9 penalty points on his licence. We spotted a fairly obscure te ..
  Kept Licence
Edinburgh Speeding Case Dropped On Technical Grounds
Speeding in Scotland
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of speeding at 60mph in a 40mph limit. Two highly experienced police officers had detected his speed by means of a Unipar SL700 and had ..
  Kept Licence
98mph In 50mph Limit Found Not Guilty
Speeding in Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with speeding by driving at 98mph in a 50mph limit on the M8 motorway, between junctions 18 and 15. The Crown sought to rely upon the sp ..