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
Careless Driving Case Dropped
Careless Driving
Coatbridge Justice of the Peace Court
A taxi driver obviously needs a driving licence and our client was at serious risk of disqualification owing to the number of penalty points already on his lice ..
  Kept Licence
3 Penalty Points For Dangerous Driving
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client - a doctor - was accused of driving dangerously by failing to give way at a junction and causing another vehicle to take evasive action in order to a ..
  Kept Licence
No Insurance Special Reasons Argument Successful
Driving Without Insurance
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Having negotiated a plea to driving without insurance whereby one of our clients' plea of not guilty was accepted, we successfully argued that in respect of the ..
  Kept Licence
Found Not Guilty Speeding On 9 Points
Speeding in Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This case involved a Unipar SL700 speed check on the M74, near to junction 1 at Polmadie Road, Glasgow. Our client was clocked at 76 miles per hour in a 50 limi ..
  Kept Licence
105mph On M74 Dumfries
Speeding in Scotland
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Speeds of 105mph on the A74(M) would normally attract a period of disqualification however we were able to persuade the court in this instance that the matter c ..
  Kept Licence
Driving At Twice The Speed Limit & Evading Police Capture
Careless Driving
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This case involved speeds of twice the applicable limit together with the allegation that our client deliberately failed to stop for a marked Police vehicle on ..