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
No Insurance Charge Glasgow Employee Not Guilty
Driving Without Insurance
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of driving without insurance in Govanhill in Glasgow. He had been delivering parcels on behalf of the company he worked for when he was s ..
  Kept Licence
Exceptional Hardship Success For Charity Worker
Totting Up / Exceptional Hardship
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
This matter called for proof within Dumfries Justice Justice of the Peace Court on 5 September 2018. Our client had previously entered a guilty plea to a minor ..
  Kept Licence
Section 3 Road Traffic Act Cyclist Injured Glasgow
Careless Driving
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of driving without due care and attention contrary to section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Basically, at the big roundabout at Thornw ..
  Kept Licence
Speeding Trial Paisley JP Court Found Not Guilty
Speeding in Scotland
Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was accused of travelling at 79mph on the Erskine Bridge in his Porsche contrary to sections 14 and 16 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. It's ..
  Kept Licence
High Speed Driving Charge Dumfries Avoids Ban
Speeding in Scotland
Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client had been called into Dumfries Justice of the Peace Court to make representations against disqualification in connection with a charge of speeding at ..
  Kept Licence
Section 1A Road Traffic Act 1988 Found Not Guilty Glasgow
Serious Injury & Fatality Cases
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Our client was a taxi driver and was charged with a contravention ofSection 1A of the Road Traffic Act 1988(causingserious injury bydangerous driving). This is ..