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
Special Reasons Edinburgh Upheld
Driving Without Insurance
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client's father had advised him that he was fine to drive his car and that he was covered by a policy of insurance. Unbeknownst to him, the cherished plate ..
  Kept Licence
Hamilton Dangerous Driving 115mph Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Hamilton Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was prosecuted fordangerous driving on the basis that he had been caught speeding by two police officers utilising a Uniplar SL700 laser speed gun at ..
  Kept Licence
Glasgow JP Court Not Guilty Failing To Report
Failing to Stop / Failing to Report An Accident
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of colliding into the side of a parked car, causing extensive damage and thereafter driving off without reporting it to anyone. The case ..
  Kept Licence
Speeding Charge Kirkcaldy Court
Speeding in Scotland
Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of speeding. The incident was captured on camera. Our client had 9 penalty points. We were instructed to try and find a way out of the ca ..
  Kept Licence
Dangerous Driving Not Guilty After Trial
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our Mr Simpson represented a client accused of driving dangerously by failing to observe a STOP sign and crashing into a minibus full of children en route to nu ..
  Kept Licence
Case Dropped Due To Lack Of Public Interest
Failing to Stop / Failing to Report An Accident
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was involved in a utterly bizarre stand-off with the police. His wife's car had broken down and he'd arranged for its uplift via his insurer. The re ..