
Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court — Road Traffic Cases
Motoring prosecutions arising in Glenrothes are heard at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, Sheriff Court House, Whytescauseway, Kirkcaldy KY1 1XQ, in the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife, with criminal custody business and trials taken at the court's annexe on St Brycedale Avenue, KY1 1EU. Routine summary motoring matters — speeding, careless driving, insurance and licence offences — are generally dealt with in the Justice of the Peace Court, while drink driving, dangerous driving and cases prosecuted on indictment call before a sheriff. Where a collision has caused a death, the charge of causing death by dangerous driving is prosecuted in the High Court of Justiciary.
Motoring Offences We Defend in Glenrothes
Drink Driving and Drug Driving — Scotland's limit of 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood is the lowest in the United Kingdom, and drivers heading to an early shift the following morning are caught by it regularly. We examine Intoximeter calibration and maintenance records, the procedure followed at the police station, and whether the hip flask defence is open on the facts. Dangerous Driving — conviction brings disqualification for at least 12 months and a compulsory extended retest, so the boundary with careless driving is frequently where the case is decided. Careless Driving — a question of degree, and one that arises often on the town's roundabouts and distributor roads. Speeding — the A92 dual carriageway past the town, the A911 towards Leslie and the A914 and A915 are all routinely enforced; we check device type approval and calibration and whether a Notice of Intended Prosecution was served within 14 days. Totting Up and Exceptional Hardship — at 12 penalty points the court must disqualify for at least 6 months unless exceptional hardship is proved on evidence. Driving Without Insurance — 6 to 8 penalty points or discretionary disqualification. Mobile Phone Offences — 6 penalty points. Driving While Disqualified — a charge carrying a real risk of custody.
