A non conviction order is where you plead ‘guilty’ (or are found ‘guilty’) but the magistrate chooses not to disqualify you from driving or to give you a criminal conviction.
The magistrate will usually only do this if you are of good character, are remorseful, are unlikely to reoffend, have a very strong need for your licence and where it is justified by the circumstances of the case.
To prove this to the magistrate, we will suggest that you obtain up to 3 character references from people who have known you for some time eg employers, former employers, long-time friends. Our character reference guide can assist you with this.
It will help if at least one of those references is from a work colleague or someone who can outline the importance of your licence for work.
We may also ask you to write a letter of apology to the court, and our apology letter guide can assist you with this.
We may further advise you to undertake a ‘traffic offender program’, which can help persuade the magistrate to treat you leniently.
We will do everything possible to obtain the best result in your particular case, and we are proud to often get non conviction orders where other criminal lawyers are unable to do so (see our traffic results page).