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 Proof Dumfries JP Court
Totting Up / Exceptional Hardship
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was detected travelling at 84mph in a 70mph limit on the A74 motorway. He pled guilty by letter not realising that the imposition of further penalty ..
  Kept Licence
Tachograph Charges Deserted
Mobile Phones / Construction & Use
Dumbarton Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Tachograph cases are often avoided by lawyers on both sides of the court table. Due to the complexity of the rules and the time involved to properly prepare the ..
  Reduced Sentence
Drink Driving Charge Greenock
Drink / Drug Driving
Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with contraventions of sections 3 (careless driving) and 5(1)(a) (drink driving) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Being subject to the new d ..
  Kept Licence
Red Light Greenock Found Not Guilty After Trial
Traffic Signs
Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of running a red light in Greenock (contrary to section 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1988). He strenuously denied the offence and elected t ..
  Kept Licence
Drug Driving Dumfries Minimum Sentence
Drink / Drug Driving
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of driving under the influence following a one car crash. We were instructed and investigated the case thoroughly. Having examined all o ..
  Kept Licence
Glasgow GATSO Speeding Case Deserted
Speeding in Scotland
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This matter was set down for trial on 24 October 2018. Whilst our client, a taxi driver, had given a position which may have constituted special reasons, the ty ..