Geoffrey Miller Solicitors are leading specialists in defending drink driving offences.

Many solicitors claim expertise in this very specialised field but our advice is to select the solicitor you choose to represent you very carefully and to beware of flashy websites creating the impression of expertise.

If you are facing prosecution for drink driving or failing to provide a specimen, the penalties if found guilty can be far reaching and to some, life changing. You do not need an expert drink driving solicitor to spell out all of the ramifications that follow a conviction for driving whilst exceeding the prescribed limit. However, whilst many people understand that the minimum penalty for drink driving is a 12 month ban, many do not realise how a drink driving conviction can also mean:

1. The loss of your job;
2. A massive increase in insurance premiums when you are able to drive again;
3. The possibility of undergoing medical examinations before you can drive again;
4. Attendance on a drink driver’s rehabilitation course;
5. A possible prison sentence (although this is reserved for repeat drink driving offenders or those who have been found to be several times over the drink driving limit)
6. Visa restrictions (particularly in terms of entry to the USA)
7. A criminal record with the conviction for drink driving remaining on your licence for 11 years. If you are a professional (doctor/accountant/solicitor) you will most likely have to report the conviction to your regulatory body.

Even if you could live without your licence, in our view, it is essential that you seek advice from an expert drink driving solicitor at the earliest opportunity as the consequences of a drink driving conviction do not disappear after a drink driving ban ends.

If nothing else, we suggest you continue to read the pages on this site and also visit our specialist drink driving offence site at www.xalc.co.uk Both sites contain information and links you will not find on other solicitors’ sites as Geoffrey Miller Solicitors is one of the leading firms in the country dealing with drink driving offences. Please take the time to look at our online videos showing interviews with a few of the clients who were found NOT GUILTY of drink driving. Please pay particular attention to the client we interviewed who was told by other solicitors they would be found guilty…………we KNEW he would be acquitted and he was….this could be you!

One of the most common and frustrating things we find when a client has spoken to many solicitors before us, is the number of lawyers who advise there is nothing that can be done to help you. This advice is often given because the solicitor is not an expert and in their limited knowledge of drink driving cases, there is nothing that can be done.

We offer a priority investigative option to all clients facing drink driving related offences which means that if you are unsure if you have a defence or if you have been told by another solicitor that you have no defence but we think otherwise, our team of lawyers, who specialise solely in defending motor offences, will consider the evidence in your case and take a full statement from you. They will then provide you with their opinion and the merits in defending the case or pleading guilty. As we can conduct this option for a relatively low fixed fee it means that you are not committed to spending significant fees in order to establish if there is any way of defending the offence. Take a look at our case study and testimonial of a client who transferred to Geoffrey Miller Solicitors after becoming unhappy with his supposed expert drink driving solicitors.

If you would prefer to call us rather than trawl through the pages on our website, we are always more than happy to chat things through with potential clients FREE OF CHARGE. It is only once you decide to instruct us that payment will become necessary and we can often arrange instalment plans to assist you. Many satisfied clients have thanked us for offering this consultation service as it has prevented them from following inaccurate non-expert advice which could have led to them accepting punishment unnecessarily.

Punishment for Drink Driving

Up to £5,000 fine, up to 6 months imprisonment and a minimum period of a year of mandatory disqualification.

If you have a previous conviction for a alcohol related offence within the last 10 years there is a minimum of 3 years disqualification.

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