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Defective Vehicle Scheme: can I be charged with an offence if the vehicle was fixed?
I was pulled by traffic police in November 2006, the officer noticed my tyres were rubbing the arches due to it being lowered and issued me with a PG9. I got the car MOTd again and fixed the problem and got the PG9 taken off. However I've just received a summons from the court explaining that I am going to be charged with this offence. What will be the likely outcome in court?
Providing you cooperated with the PG9 on the timings for getting the Defective Vehicle rectified and were not otherwise caught on the road, then any subsequent charges brought would be an abuse of process and it will be possible to persuade the CPS and the court that the case cannot proceed.
In the first instance I would suggest you should agree to a detailed exploratory interview with a specialist motoring offence solicitor.
The Roadside Lawyer will initially provide expert motoring solicitor support to road traffic offence clients at a one off charge of £25 plus VAT for a detailed half hour telephone consultation. The solicitor will have been briefed and read about the background to your case. After the consultation they will provide email notes and guidance detailing how you should best proceed.
If appropriate they may then recommend further work to negotiate with the the CPS that the case is dropped, or at least there are reasonable grounds for mitigation to ensure a minimal penalty.
If you instruct us to further act for you, any additional charges will be notified before you incur them so you can take an informed decision on how much further expenditure you wish to incur. If you choose to let us represent you (usually with junior counsel) the initial call cost will be waived.
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