Case Studies

The Court: Melbourne Magistrates’ Court The Date: July 2025 The Charges: Road Safety Act 30(1) – driving while suspended Possible penalties our client was facing: Charge 1: A fine of up to $48,842.40 Up to 2 years imprisonment The Facts of the case: Our client was pulled over by the police on the Westgate Bridge. His […]

The Court: Melbourne Magistrates’ Court The Date: July 2025 The Charges: Road Safety Act 30(1) – driving while suspended Possible penalties our client was facing: Charge 1: A fine $48,842.20 Up to 2 years imprisonment The Facts of the case: Our client was picking up her children when she was intercepted by police. Our client […]

The Court: Melbourne Magistrates’ Court The Date: July 2025 The Charges: Road Safety Act 30(1) – driving while suspended Road Safety Act 7(1)(a) – driving an unregistered vehicle Possible penalties our client was facing: Charge 1: Fine of up to $48,842.40 Up to 2 years imprisonment Charge 2: A fine of up to $5,087.50 The […]

A truck driver was charged with drink driving after the police attended the scene of a single vehicle accident into a paddock on a rural road. There were no witnesses to the accident. He was breath tested with a reading of 0.195. We made the police prove that he had driven the car within the […]

A client came to us with a suspended driving case. After examining her documents, we were able to determine that there was an error in the paperwork that VicRoads sent out. The client hadn’t been able to work it out. We negotiated with the police and had the suspended driving charge withdrawn. We managed this […]

Our client was charged with driving on a suspended license, which can carry a jail term of up to 2 years and a further loss of license. After a misreading the demerit point correspondence, our client was fined $500, no jail, no conviction and no loss of license. A very happy and relieved client.

A man drove during a period of suspension to drop off his daughter at sport training. He was aware of the suspension, but chose to drive. He was a small business owner in professional services. His license was very important to him, so was avoiding a conviction. He received a $1000 fine without conviction and […]

The Court: Melbourne Magistrates’ Court The Date: April 2025 The Charges: Road Safety Act 30AA – driving while licence suspended due to unpaid fines This is a different type of driving while suspended offence. It only applies if the reason your licence was suspended is for unpaid fines. Possible penalties our client was facing: Under […]

The Court: Melbourne Magistrates’ Court The Date: March 2025 The Charges: Road Safety Act, Section 30(1) – driving a motor vehicle whilst licence is suspended Road Safety Drivers Regulations, Section 56(1)(b) – failing to display a visible P plate at the front of vehicle Road Safety Drivers Regulations, Section 68(1) – failing to notify VicRoads […]