HOME CONTACT US MENU 0161 928 3848 McHale & Co > Prices > Road Traffic Offences For all driving offences, where a guilty plea is being entered, we offer a fixed fee of £1,000 +VAT (£1,200) payable on account Our Fees include: Requesting (where necessary) and considering all of the prosecution evidence Taking your instructions Advice on likely sentence and all relevant mitigation Attendance and representation at a single hearing at the Magistrates’ Court Lodging an appeal if required One hour return travel by car to court and back from our Altrincham office Our Fees do not include: Instruction of any expert witnesses on your behalf Taking statements from any witnesses Taking your instructions at your home or another location other than our Altrincham office Advice, assistance and representation in respect of a ‘special reasons’ argument Advice, assistance and representation in respect of an ‘exceptional hardship’ argument More than one hour return travel by car from our Altrincham office (each additional hour/part thereof is billed at £100 per hour) Additional hearings if the case is adjourned or has to be heard at a higher court Instruction of counsel, unless otherwise agreed The provision of detailed advice on appeal, (especially where counsel’s advice is needed) Pursuing an appeal at a higher court, The Key Stages of our Services to you The following key stages of our service to you are based on the presumption that you are entering a guilty plea and have a date for your hearing: We will arrange a meeting with you at our Altrincham office to take your instructions about what happened. This is usually (and preferably) face-to-face Where relevant we will endeavour to obtain and consider initial disclosure and any other evidence, obtain your instructions and advise you We will explain the court procedure to you so you know what to expect on the day of your hearing, and the sentencing options available to the court. We will attend and meet you at court on the day of the hearing and present your case to the Court Due to the uncertainty of court listing, we cannot say for certain how long your case will take to be dealt with but would expect it to take no longer than half a day Following the hearing, we will discuss the outcome with you and will lodge an appeal with the Court if required Our Team Paul Fitton Dispute Resolution Solicitor Paul joined McHale & Co in 2011 and qualified as a solicitor in 2013. He heads up the firms dispute resolution work and his approach is to identify the practical and legal issues at the earliest possible stage, to achieve swift and cost-effective outcomes for clients. From Yorkshire, Paul prides himself on providing down-to-earth and pragmatic legal advice to achieve swift and cost-effective outcomes for clients. Paul has extensive knowledge of a broad range of disputes and uses this knowledge to assist his clients. The types of claim he deals with includes: Construction (commercial and residential) Contract Debt recovery Defamation Director/shareholder disputes Injunctions Insolvency Intellectual property Landlord/tenant disputes (commercial and residential) Professional negligence Wills & Probate disputes Paul also assists clients in dealing with Road Traffic Offences. If you would like to instruct or Paul or discuss a potential case with him, please call on 0161 928 3848 or email at paul.fitton@mchaleandco.co.uk Victoria Harrison Solicitor Victoria graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a First Class Honours Law & Criminal Justice Degree (LLB Hons) in 2018 and completed her Legal Practice Course and combined Masters in Law at the University of Law in Chester in 2020. Victoria joined McHale & Co in January 2019 as a Trainee Solicitor. During her training contract, Victoria relished in assisting individuals with litigation matters and decided to make this her specialist area upon completion of her training contract. Victoria was admitted to the roll of solicitors on 22 February 2021 and has continued to work within our litigation team ever since. Victoria continues to assist Paul Fitton, Head of Litigation, whilst having her own case load of complex land matters, landlord and tenant disputes, unmarried property disputes and inheritance disputes. Probate Residential Purchase Residential Sale Residential Remortgage Residential Conveyancing Team Road Traffic Offences Employment Tribunals Testimonials Read All > Michaela is professional and confident in her field and at the same time I felt completely relaxed in her presence, a great asset to McHale & Co. Mrs P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 CONTACT US Auschwitz Memorial@AuschwitzMuseum·21h Exploiting the tragedy of people who became victims of criminal pseudo-medical experiments in Auschwitz in a debate about vaccines, pandemic and people who fight for saving human lives is shameful. It is disrespectful to victims & a sad symptom of moral and intellectual decline. 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