by Freeman & Co. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dangerous Driving, Drink Driving, Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Motoring Offences, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Sentencing
A woman who killed her daughter in a drink-drive crash has been jailed for over 6 years at Bournemouth Crown Court. Amanda Pike, 34, crashed into a van near Blandford, Dorset, on 24 August while over the limit for drugs and alcohol, leaving her daughter with fatal...
by Freeman & Co. | Oct 29, 2017 | Drink Driving, Driving Offences, Motoring Offences, Sentencing
An officer from Northumbria police has been sacked from his job after being convicted of drink driving at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court. Once celebrated for saving someone from a burning building, it was concluded at PC Christopher Walton’s disciplinary...
by Freeman & Co. | Oct 11, 2017 | Dangerous Driving, Drug Driving, Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Motoring Offences, Nick Freeman, Sentencing
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to twelve months in prison, suspended for two years, after speeding away from police while under the influence of cannabis. Police officers on patrol in an unrelated operation noticed a red Peugeot driving up and down a road in a...
by Freeman & Co. | Apr 24, 2017 | Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Mr Loophole, Nick Freeman, Sentencing, Speeding
As of today, 24 April 2017, the penalties for drivers breaking the speed limit in the UK are changing. Having the courts deal with your speeding case will now have them use a 3 branded system as recommended by the Sentencing Council. But unlike drink driving campaigns...
by Freeman & Co. | Apr 21, 2017 | Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Nick Freeman, Road Traffic Expert, Sentencing, Speeding
With UK drivers facing changes to the speeding laws next week, it comes as little surprise that a recent survey has shown how UK drivers are calling for the speed limit of motorways to be increased from 70mph to 80mph. The research, undertaken by the accident and...
by Freeman & Co. | Feb 29, 2016 | Driving Offences, Drug Driving, Freeman & Co. Solicitors, Motoring Law Expert, Nick Freeman, Nick Freeman News, Road Traffic Expert, Sentencing
The government has reported that an ever increasing amount of arrests for drug driving are being made after the introduction of new legislation in 2015. The Department for Transport has released figures that show a marked level of arrests made by police for the newly...
