
Glasgow Sheriff Court — Road Traffic Cases
Motoring prosecutions arising in Kirkintilloch are heard at Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, 1 Carlton Place, Glasgow G5 9DA, in the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin. 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, which sits in Glasgow at the Saltmarket. We appear across all of these courts.
Motoring Offences We Defend in Kirkintilloch
Drink Driving and Drug Driving — Scotland's limit of 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood is the lowest in the United Kingdom, and it convicts a great many drivers on the way to work the following morning. 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 distinction from careless driving is frequently the whole case. Careless Driving — a question of degree, and one that arises regularly on the unlit rural roads north of the town. Speeding — the A803, the A806, the A807, the A891 and the M80 are all routinely enforced, as are the roads running up towards the Campsie Fells; 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.
