Falkirk Sheriff Court — Road Traffic Cases
Motoring prosecutions arising in Grangemouth are heard at Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, Sheriff Court House, Main Street, Camelon, Falkirk FK1 4AR, in the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife — note that the court is in Camelon rather than central Falkirk. Routine summary motoring business — speeding, careless driving, insurance and licence offences — is generally taken 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 Grangemouth
Drink Driving and Drug Driving — Scotland's limit of 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood is the lowest in the United Kingdom, and shift patterns at the complex and the port mean a great many drivers are on the road at hours when the previous night's alcohol has not cleared. We examine Intoximeter calibration and maintenance records, the procedure followed at the police station, and whether the hip flask defence is open. Dangerous Driving — conviction brings disqualification for at least 12 months and a compulsory extended retest; where an HGV is involved the consequences run further still. Careless Driving — a question of degree, and one that matters in a district full of heavy vehicles and tight industrial access roads. Speeding — the M9, the M876, the A904, the A905 and the A801 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.