DANGEROUS DRIVING

I was faced with a dangerous driving charge. I had no idea where to turn. I went to see a company recommended to me by a business contact. They advised me to plead guilty the sooner the better.

I could not give up that easily and spent a lot of time asking and searching for a company that genuinely fought for the motorist. I came across Geoffrey miller on line and was a bit sceptical of internet advertising.

I researched as best I could and also seen Tara Boyle interview on television. That is when I thought they must be genuine.

I contacted them and straight away they put me at ease. I went to see one of their barristers.

It was a tough first meeting but I went away with hope. The case took nearly a year to go to trial and the jury could not reach a decision. This I believe was due to to the tremendous case put forward by my barrister and believe the prosecution were trying hard and not giving up. After the jury were discharged my barrister then fought hard on my behalf and the prosecution settled for a charge of careless driving.

I walked out of court with five penalty points and a fine instead of a minimum of a year driving ban and possibly a jail sentence as well as a criminal conviction.

Without doubt this was not possible only for the sheer determination of my barrister and Tara Boyle and the whole team at Geoffrey Miller.

When I think what I would have lost for my job as a freelance mechanic and MOT tester as well as HGV driver the cost involved was not over the top when you add up what you stand to loose.

If anyone finds themselves in my situation and reads this I am more than happy to have my details passed on by Geoffrey Miller Solicitors for a chat as to what they have achieved for me.

If you have any doubt pick up the phone and ask believe me they can and will help.

I instructed Geoffrey Miller Solicitors on behalf of my son a few days after he had been charged with two serious motoring offences. From the very beginning the service provided was of a high standard. All the people we dealt with were knowledgeable, attentive and very helpful. Email and telephone enquiries were responded to very quickly and the overall standard of communications was excellent. I feel we got the best advice possible, we were prepared well for the court hearing and throughout were given an honest and realistic assessment of the potential and likely outcomes. I don’t think there was any more that could have done to secure a positive outcome. The result achieved met the objective I identified at the outset, which was the avoidance of imprisonment. I strongly suspect that had Geoffrey Miller Solicitors been involved in the case immediately after the arrest an even better outcome would have been achieved.

When I was charged with Dangerous Driving I felt as though the police had taken everything I had said the wrong way and interpreted what I told them as lies. They thought I was guilty. Proving me innocent was not going to be an easy task for anyone and I knew I needed specialist help. My personal circumstances made the threat of losing my licence and even a prison sentence an unbearable thought.

I had used the duty solicitor provided for me at the police station when I was questioned. I hadn’t thought for one minute that the police would charge me with anything. The duty solicitor I used didn’t fill me with confidence. My world was collapsing.

I did some research on the internet about motoring offences and specialist law firms. The reviews for Geoffrey Miller Solicitors were excellent, I liked what I saw and decided to give them a call to see what they thought of my situation. It was about 9pm and I didn’t expect really to receive any advice that evening although in an ideal world that was what I wanted. To my surprise, I did get advice from a very helpful and knowledgeable solicitor. She gave me advice on the seriousness of the offence, the prospects of successfully being found not guilty and an idea of their fees. Life still looked pretty bleak. The offence was serious and my defense was weak. The fees to defend myself were high. However, through the clouds of my situation, Geoffrey Miller Solicitors were prepared to take my case and fight with me. Although they never gave me false hope, they did give me hope. On a cost / benefit analysis I made a business decision that to fight was the only option, regardless of cost as the cost implications of being found guilty were unthinkable.

I instructed Geoffrey Miller Solicitors the next morning and decided to go all out and work with the boss, Jeanette Miller. From initial contact with Jeanette, I felt reassured that I had made the right decision. Jeanette discussed strategy and potential lines of defense we could explore. There was light at the end of the very long tunnel.

Throughout the 3 years it took to finally resolve, Jeanette and the team held my hand, they saw me through the darkest days and gave me hope. They involved experts in several aspects of my defense and basically, everything that the Crown Prosecution threw my way, Jeanette threw something back bigger. It was a fight that Jeanette had really sunk her teeth into.

Jeanette instructed a barrister to act for me who was also an expert in motoring law and he really had the edge. I felt totally confident that the balance had tipped our way and I now stood a very good chance of being found not guilty.
Regardless of our fight, it did seem that the Crown Prosecution had it in for me and they wouldn’t back down, we eventually got to court for the trial. The trial was adjourned several times due to lack of court time and eventually, when we thought the trial was finally going to run, the Crown Prosecution broke and offered me a lesser charge of Careless Driving. We had asked for this several times along the way and it was something I was always prepared to accept. Dangerous Driving is life changing, Careless Driving is a mere blip on a driving licence in comparison. I accepted the charge of Careless Driving and even with that, Jeanette had all the ‘t’s crossed and ‘i’s dotted just in case and I received a very minimal fine and a handful of points. I kept my driving licence and I kept my life.

I am immensely grateful for all the hard work, compassion and expertise that this firm offered and I know that life now would be completely different had we not taken the plunge to instruct them.

I would like to confirm in writing my satisfaction regarding the service Geoffrey Miller provided me with regarding my recent driving offences. I was most impressed by your professional, calm and precise approach you gave me during a very worrying time for me and my family.

Whilst it was always going to difficult to get any acquittal on either charge, this was down to my failing in the early stages to protect my position, you never gave up and was always there to renew my confidence in me.

I also have to say I was very impressed with my trial advocate and her empathy with me, I found her also very professional, honest and down to earth with her approach to the case and the bench on the day, without a doubt her contribution was very positive on the day and secured the lesser offence of careless driving.

Just a short note expressing my thanks for the enormous effort you put into achieving a successful outcome yesterday. If I write a thousand words I would not express my gratitude for everything you have done for me.

Dear Jeanette

I am writing to express my gratitude for your services with my three motoring court cases. I have been acquitted of dangerous driving on two occasions and also had a speeding case against me thrown out.

In all cases you dealt with, I cannot commend your professionalism, un-patronising manner and obviously the great success you and your colleagues achieved enough. You have undoubtedly saved my licence and my career. I spoke with general solicitors before first finding your team and I do not think a non-specialist solicitor would have expanded on the basic flaws in the prosecution’s case the way you did, resulting in two of the cases being thrown out and in one case my being convicted of careless driving instead of dangerous driving.

Please pass on my thanks to everyone on your team involved in defending me.