by Steven Farmer | Jan 16, 2026 | Causing Death By, Causing Serious Injury, Driving Ban Scotland, Licence Revoked, Uncategorised
Driving Bans for Allegations? Driving bans for allegations – not proven offences – may soon be with us. We have covered this in respect of drink/drug related allegations elsewhere. However, buried within the Government’s current road strategy review...
by Steven Farmer | Jan 13, 2026 | Drink Driving Scotland, Driving Ban Scotland, New Drivers
Changes to the Drink Driving Limit – a Two Tier Justice System? Changes to the drink limit are currently being considered as part of a comprehensive Road Safety Strategy review. The UK Government is proposing a number of changes to drink driving law and drink...
by Steven Farmer | Jan 12, 2026 | Drink Driving Scotland, Driving Ban Scotland
Proposed Changes to Drink Driving Penalties As part of a comprehensive Road Safety Strategy review, the UK Government is proposing a number of changes to drink driving law and drink driving penalties. These include: Lowering the legal limit for drink driving for...
by Steven Farmer | Sep 9, 2025 | Driving Ban Scotland, Driving Licence, Licence Revoked, Penalty Points, Road Traffic Law Scotland
Introduction The Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995 – aka the New Drivers Act 1995 – is now 30 years old. It remains, however, as misunderstood today as the day it hit the statute books. The purpose of this article is to clear up the most common...
by Steven Farmer | Sep 8, 2025 | Drink Driving Scotland, Driving Ban Scotland
Introduction The minimum period of disqualification for drink driving is 12 months. Extended disqualification for drink driving can occur in a number of ways. Some of these are discretionary. Others are mandatory. In this article we shall discuss the ways in which...
by Steven Farmer | Aug 22, 2025 | Dangerous Driving | Scotland, Driving Ban Scotland, For Motorists, Road Traffic Law Scotland, Steven Farmer Lawyer
Charge of Dangerous Driving in Scotland: Understanding Police Procedure Trustpilot The Basics If you face a charge of dangerous driving in Scotland, police procedure is determined by how the police came to be involved and the nature of the allegation itself. The three...
