London Drink Driving Solicitors

Specialist defence in driving offences in London

London Drink Driving Solicitors is a law firm based in London that focuses its practice on defending drivers accused of driving-related offences. Its areas of specialisation include drink driving, drug driving, dangerous driving, driving without insurance, speeding, driving without a licence and the accumulation of points that can lead to disqualification. The firm presents itself as a practice that works exclusively on this type of case, with a team of in-house and independent solicitors based in London.

Areas of practice

The firm lists the following legal services:

• Drink driving
• Drug driving
• Failing to provide a specimen for breath or drug testing (failing to provide)
• Dangerous driving
• Driving without due care and attention (due care and attention)
• Driving while disqualified
• Failing to name a driver
• Driving without insurance (no insurance)
• Speeding
• Accumulation of points and disqualification (totting up bans)

How we work

The firm describes a process in which, after receiving instructions, a specialist solicitor reviews the prosecution evidence, identifies weaknesses and helps obtain defence evidence. The firm has a panel of experts who can advise and appear in court to support the defence. According to its presentation, the service is tailored to the client's objective: avoiding a conviction, keeping a driving licence or reducing the sentence. The team states that it knows the judges and magistrates who sit in different areas of London and its surroundings, which allows them to select the most effective arguments for each case.

Recent cases

The website sets out several results from cases defended by the firm:

• R v AW: the defendant denied having consumed the drug she was accused of. The defence maintained that the prosecution expert had misidentified a prescription medication as amphetamine. The admissibility of the evidence was challenged for failing to comply with case law and the Criminal Procedure Rules. The prosecution dropped the case and costs were awarded to the defendant.
• R v MP: a neighbour reported that MP had been drink driving and had crashed into their car, making a substantial insurance claim. Through cross-examination it was shown that the neighbours were lying and that MP had consumed alcohol after arriving home, where other neighbours were having a barbecue. The result was a win, with costs awarded in MP's favour. The insurer subsequently reported the neighbours to the police for fraud.
• R v AS: the police forced AS, a foreign national with limited English, to undergo the breath testing procedure without a solicitor or an interpreter. The case was dismissed at trial once it became clear that AS did not understand the officer's instructions.

Firm profile

London Drink Driving Solicitors presents itself as a firm that works exclusively in driver defence, with solicitors who appear daily before the courts in and around London. The firm highlights its knowledge of how local courts operate and its ability to tailor strategy to each case, whether by attacking the prosecution case or mitigating the sentence. The website includes client testimonials and links to Trustpilot reviews, although these are not detailed in this profile.

Location and contact

Phone: 020 8242 4440