Motoring Offences
The AA doesn't currently provide personal legal advice. If you're looking for personal advice on any matter relating to vehicle use, motoring offences, accidents or disputes with suppliers/garages we recommend contacting your local Citizen's Advice Bureau or other legal adviser in the first instance.
In our experience, most motoring legal questions relate to motoring offences, accidents and disputes with garages. The following pages cover the general points and most common issues relating to motoring offences, and may help you decide if you need further legal advice.
- Being prosecuted – the formal processes
- Penalty charge notice – parking and moving traffic offences
- Fixed penalty – reducing the cases dealt with by the courts
- Conditional offer – read the notice carefully
- Drink driving – offences and penalties
- Speeding – limits, fines and penalty points
- Smoking and driving – recent rule changes
- MOT test – fees, penalties and appeals
- Penalties and disqualification – endorsable offences
- Tyres – general requirements and penalties
- Seat belts and child seats – rules for compulsory use
- Hand-held mobile phones – legal requirements and penalties