Dangerous/Careless Driving

With a careless driving charge, the police must show the standard of your driving fell below that of a prudent motorist.

PUNISHMENT:

This offence carries a discretion to disqualify or 3 to 9 penalty points and a fine. With a charge of dangerous driving the test is for the prosecution to show your driving fell far below that what would be expected of a competent and careful driver and it would be obvious to this driver that driving in that way would be dangerous.

There is a fine line between careless driving and dangerous driving and therefore a solid professional defence should be constructed. A conviction for dangerous driving will result in a disqualification from driving of at least 12 months and a mandatory extended re-test. The penalties range from a fine to a maximum of two years imprisonment.

If this should happen to you engagement of proper legal experts can at best result in a not guilty result and will also provide you with peace of mind when dealing with the serious charges.

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