by Freeman & Co. | Mar 9, 2016 | Driving Offences, Fixed Penalty, Mobile Phone Penalties, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Road Traffic Expert
Unsurprisingly, a report just issued has stated that motorists using technology whilst driving are likely to be distracted. The research has shown that around 2 million Britons have experienced a near miss whilst driving owing to them using technology at the wheel. It...
by Freeman & Co. | Nov 14, 2015 | Driving Offences, Fixed Penalty, Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Mobile Phone Penalties, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman
Motoring group, the RAC, has said that it has seen figures that suggest the number of people that have been convicted of talking or texting on their mobile phone while driving, without using a hands-free kit, has halved in the last five years, despite the fact that...
by Freeman & Co. | Nov 10, 2015 | Driving Offences, Fixed Penalty, Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed that the use of self-propelled scooters, more commonly referred to as hover boards, is indeed illegal in the UK regardless of whether they are used on the roads or on pavements, and that Segways are bound by the same...
by Freeman & Co. | Oct 25, 2015 | Car Parking Fines, Driving Offences, Fixed Penalty, Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Motoring Offences, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman
From 1st October it is now illegal to smoke in cars if children under the age of 18 are present in that car. The new offence carries a £50 spot fine for the smoker, and an additional £50 for the driver, although the fine can be reduced by paying it sooner. However,...
by Freeman & Co. | Sep 29, 2015 | Crime, Driving Offences, Drug Driving, Fixed Penalty, Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Motoring Offences, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Nick Freeman News, The Art Of The Loophole
A new law banning motorists from smoking in cars if under 18s are present has been branded “too soft” by the country’s leading traffic lawyer. Ardent anti-smoker Nick Freeman said that whilst he was broadly supportive of the incoming legislation – which, from...
by Freeman & Co. | Aug 20, 2015 | Car Parking Fines, Crime, Driving Offences, Fixed Penalty, Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Motoring Offences, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman
The Foreign Office has told MPs that the country is owed nearly £90m in outstanding congestion charges by foreign diplomats and dignitaries. It was also revealed that 14 serious and significant offences were committed by those that had diplomatic immunity. Driving...
