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FAILING TO STOP – FAILING TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT

Geoffrey Miller Solicitors are specialist at defending Failing To Stop or Failing To Report An Accident Offences. Call our team of expert motoring solicitors for some free initial advice.

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You could be at risk of receiving as many as 10 penalty points for bumping into a bollard and not stopping to report this. An allegation of failing to stop or failing to report an accident can be brought if you did not stop at the scene of accident and provide your details after causing damage to another vehicle or property (fence / lamppost) or if you did not report it to the Police as soon as possible.

I didn’t know I’d had an accident!

If you are unaware that you have had an accident this could be a genuine defence to the allegation of failing to stop or report the accident. However, it is not a defence to say the damage was only minor and so you did not think you had to stop.
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View Sentencing Council Guidelines Failing to Stop/Report Road Accident

Fighting the allegation

The allegation of failing to stop or report an accident should be taken seriously as in extreme circumstances, particularly in the case of a “hit and run” incident it can lead to a custodial sentence. However, it is often the case that there are gaps in the evidence concerning identity and evidence of an accident or incident requiring a report.

Pleading Guilty

There are a number of punishments which the Court can impose for this offence they are:

If you were to plead GUILTY to the offence of failing to stop it is important to have a specialist representative to ensure that the Court imposes the lowest penalty possible especially if you are at risk of a custodial sentence. Click on the penalty pdf above for more details about the penalty you could face for this offence.

Most people who get in touch with our team of motor offence expert solicitors are uncertain of their options. They are unaware of any legal defences that may be available and find it difficult to believe that it might be possible to defend the drink driving offence charge they face by using loopholes that apply to the rich and famous! We do represent celebrities but we also represent many hardworking motorists like Brian and we want to help you make the right choice about what you do next.

We are always more than happy to chat things through with potential clients Free of Charge. Call us now on Freephone 0800 1389 123 to speak to one of our specialist motoring offence solicitors. It is only once you decide to instruct us that payment will become necessary and we can often arrange installment plans to assist you. Many satisfied clients have thanked us for offering this free consultation service as it has prevented them from following inaccurate non-expert advice which could have led to them accepting a driving ban unnecessarily.

If you would like to spend more time browsing on the site before you get in touch, make sure you have a look at our specialist motor offence guidance features such as our drink driving penalty calculator which will help you to determine the penalty you may face if convicted and our money saving calculator which helps to outline some of the hidden costs of accepting a conviction.

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Geoffrey Miller Solicitors are specialists defending drivers nationwide for all types of driving offences. Call our team of expert driving offence solicitors for some free initial advice.

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