Road Rage
Road rage incidents & offences
With the increasing pressures of modern life, and the vast number of cars on the road nowadays, it’s no wonder that many motorists find themselves growing ever more irritable. Road rage has become a commonplace phenomenon in recent years and encompasses a wide range of behaviour, from threatening words or gestures all the way up to actual assault. Between these two extremes can be found a variety of other incidents involving aggressive driving and potential property damage.
Due to the frequency of road rage incidents nowadays, the law has taken a particular interest in them and in many cases people found guilty of such actions will end up facing a custodial sentence and perhaps ending up in prison.
If you have been accused of a road rage offence and are facing prosecution, you will need to seek the advice of a professional road law solicitor who can establish any mitigating circumstances and defend your case as best as is possible.
Our Find a Solicitor service enables you to find a legal expert suited to your individual case, and, since it’s free and there’s no obligation, there’s no reason not to give it a try.
The consequences of dangerous driving
There are three offences outlined in UK criminal law that relate to dangerous driving; careless and inconsiderate driving, dangerous driving and causing death by dangerous driving. They represent different levels of seriousness and therefore have different punishments attached to them.
Find out moreThe essentials of road traffic law
The Road Traffic Acts were put in place to regulate the use of vehicles and also to control the behaviour of the drivers using the road. The original statute that decided the law was the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Find out moreUsing a road traffic solicitor
Due to the wide variety of road incidents that take place throughout the UK, solicitors specialising in road traffic law are often required by motorists to provide legal advice on everything from personal injury insurance claims to driving incidents and offences.
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