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
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 ..
  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 ..