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
Speeding M74 111mph Found Not Guilty After Trial
Speeding in Scotland
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client - a new driver - was detected speeding (contrary to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 section 17(4)) on the A74(M) close to Dumfries by two very e ..
  Kept Licence
Not Guilty Knocking Down Pedestrian Careless Driving
Failing to Stop / Failing to Report An Accident
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This case was heard within Glasgow Sheriff Court on 19 October 2018. The charges related to an allegation that our client had failed to maintain a proper lookou ..
  Kept Licence
107mph Speeding Charge Dumfries No Ban
Speeding in Scotland
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This case was heard in Dumfries Justice of the Peace Court on 16 October 2018. Our client had been charged with speeding at 107mph on the A74(M) Glasgow Carlis ..
  Kept Licence
Not Guilty Speeding PUMA Device Dumfries
Speeding in Scotland
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This case was heard in Dumfries Justice of the Peace Court on 27 September 2018. The speeding charge related to an allegation that our client had attained a spe ..
  Kept Licence
New Driver No Insurance No Points No Fine
New Drivers
Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was charged with driving without insurance. As a new driver the imposition of even the minimum number of penalty points would have led to the revocat ..
  Kept Licence
Aberdeen Exceptional Hardship Totting-Up Proof Successful
Mobile Phones / Construction & Use
Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client - a very nice lady - was convicted of using her mobile phone whilst driving and anexceptional hardshipproof was assigned. Exceptional hardship proof ..