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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  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
Legal History Made
Totting Up / Exceptional Hardship
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
On 19th January 2022, our Firm made legal history in an exceptional hardship case. A number of years ago we represented a client whose case went on to become o ..
  Kept Licence
120mph Dangerous Driving Licence Saved
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with dangerous driving for travelling at the somewhat outrageous speed of 120mph on the motorway and he also undertook another motor vehi ..
  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 ..
  Reduced Sentence
Supercars 128mph/60mph Limit Highlands 4 Week Ban
Dangerous Driving Scotland
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
We were instructed by one of four supercar drivers in a case that was widely reported. The vehicles were detected by a laser device travelling at 128mph in a 6 ..
  Kept Licence
Tractor Overtake Gone Wrong Licence Saved
Drink / Drug Driving
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This case involved a dangerous driving charge where it was alleged that an overtaking manoeuvre had been performed in contravention of a solid white line system ..