Jeanette Miller

October is always a significant month for me because it marks the anniversary of Geoffrey Miller Solicitors. This October, we celebrate 26 years. Twenty-six years of clients, cases, challenges, successes, changes in the law and enormous changes in the way we work. Anniversaries naturally make you look backwards. But this year, I find myself much […]

Last week, Geoffrey Miller Solicitors celebrated a very special milestone: 25 years in practice. We hosted a small gathering to honour this achievement and to recognise the colleagues, clients, and professional partners who have all contributed to our journey. As if that were not enough, this anniversary year also brought another moment of pride when […]

What I Learned in Ohio That Most UK Lawyers Don’t Know In 2007, at the very early stages of my career in motoring law, I made a decision that still sets me apart from most other solicitors in the field: I travelled to Ohio, USA, to undertake a specialist training course on the Camic Datamaster breathalyser. The […]

Jeanette Miller talks to BBC Radio Essex about car number plate cloning which is on the rise with 12,300 instances between Jan 2021 and Sept 2022.

Watch our latest interview between Jeanette Miller and FCA expert, Clementine (Clemmie) Bowyer Director at Effecta Compliance Limited. Clients instruct the Geoffrey Miller Team to defend motoring charges for all manner of reasons. In addition to avoiding a driving ban, a common concern is the impact of a criminal conviction on the ability to continue […]

Consideration to other road users and pedestrians is a basic duty expected from all motorists. However, there is a fairly common scenario where kindness could lead to you being prosecuted. Have you ever flashed your headlights to alert other drivers of a temporary speed trap on the road? This seeming act of kindness may be […]

Daniel J. Parisi is the founder of DJP Immigration with offices in London, Brussels And New York. Managing Director, Jeanette Miller, invites you to hear from arguably one of the world’s leading experts in US immigration law, Daniel Parisi. Daniel has previously written a guest post for our website and has helped countless Geoffrey Miller […]

Imagine this, you just arrive home having had a long day at work and decide to have a beer or two. Suddenly, unannounced, the police arrive at your door and let themselves in. They advise you they have had a complaint and someone has alleged you have been drinking and driving.

If an officer signals for you to pull over, you must stop in accordance with Section 163 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Failure to do so could result in an unlimited fine. However, you cannot receive an endorsement on your licence for this. However, if this leads to a police pursuit, you may face […]

Allowing yourself to be carried in a vehicle that has been taken without the owner’s consent (TWOC) can lead to criminal offences being pursued against not only the driver, but the passengers too.  The Prosecution would need to prove that you knew the vehicle had been taken without authority to do so.  The sentence can […]

Fines are calculated by reference to an offender’s net weekly income (their income after deducting tax). Some offences, like drink driving and driving with no insurance carry unlimited fines so there is no maximum amount. Unlimited fines were introduced in 2015 as it was recognised that a previous maximum cap of £5000 was not much […]

In accordance with section 6 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, a police officer may require you to conduct a roadside breath test if they reasonably suspect: