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
Exceptional Hardship In Glasgow JP Court
Totting Up / Exceptional Hardship
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client, a shopkeeper whose business has struggled for a number of years due to the opening of new supermarkets nearby, was in danger of striking a fatal blo ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving And Threatening Behaviour
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This case had a significant potential to result in the imposition of a custodial sentence, if proved. It was, in effect, a road rage allegation with a combinati ..
  Kept Licence
Speeding Case Deserted By Sheriff In Glasgow
Speeding in Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of travelling at a high speed on the M8 motorway through Glasgow, and his position was quite clear: he accepted being over the limit, but ..
  Kept Licence
Deferred Sentence For Representation Against Disqualification
Speeding in Scotland
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client had received an ominous letter from Dumfries Justice of the Peace Court following his plea of guilty to a speeding charge which requested his persona ..
  Kept Licence
New Driver 110mph in 50mph Limit - 5 Points
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with travelling at more than double the speed limit on the M77 for a distance of 3 miles. He had only been driving for 6 months and his l ..
  Kept Licence
Not Guilty Careless Driving Collision
Careless Driving
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with driving without due care and attention by failing to comply with a red light and crashing into another vehicle that had right of way ..