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Traffic Offences

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The lawyers at Potts Lawyers are renowned for representing clients for traffic matters in Queensland and the Northern New South Wales Region. We represent clients facing charges related to drink driving, drug driving, speeding, dangerous driving and much more. We can also assist with special hardship order applications and work license applications.

Driving Without a Licence

Driving Without a Licence Icon | Driver's Hands on a Steering Wheel

Our client was charged with driving without a licence. He had been previously disqualified by the Southport Magistrates Court and had received a 6 month disqualification. As a direct result of driving whilst disqualified, a court must disqualify a licence for a minimum period…

Dangerous Driving

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Our client was charged with an offence of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle in circumstances where, following a heated argument, it was alleged he deliberately drove a vehicle at two people and hit them causing injuries…

Disqualified Driving

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Our client’s car was intercepted in relation to another matter. Upon police doing checks on our client’s driver licence, the police database verified that our client’s licence was currently disqualified…

Disqualified Driving II

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Our client was disqualified from driving in October 2016 as a result of a low-range drink-drive offence. In an eight month period our client was charged five times for driving whilst disqualified…

Drink Driving

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Police were performing patrols when they came across a tree which had fallen across the road. The police observed that a vehicle had crashed through the tree (causing it to fall) and had been left down an embankment. They observed the vehicle had significant damage including that the windshield had collapsed into the cabin…

Drink Driving II

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Our client was intercepted by police and subsequently charged with low range drink driving. She engaged Potts Lawyers immediately after being charged…

Drive Without Due Care

Drive Without Due Care Icon | Driver Texting and Driving at the Same Time

Our client was charged with driving without due care and attention. He was driving along the beach and when looking in his rear view mirror to check where the other vehicles he was travelling with were behind him, he veered off course…

Drug Driving

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Our client’s car was intercepted for the purpose of a random breath test and saliva drug test. Our client provided a negative breath test (i.e. he was under the legal limit for alcohol), however his drug test returned positive for MDMA (i.e. ecstasy) being present in his system…

Special Hardship Order

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Our client had been charged with committing a high speed offence of driving at more than 40 km/h over the speed limit. This offence carries a mandatory 6 month suspension period. He sought our advice in obtaining a Special Hardship Order so that he could continue driving during his suspension period for work purposes…

Driving Whilst Relevant Drug Present

Drug Driving Icon | Driver with One Hand on the Steering Wheel

Our client was charged with driving whilst a relevant drug is present in blood or saliva. She was intercepted by police whilst driving under the influence of cannabis. She cooperated…

Driving under the influence of liquor and failing to provide a breath specimen

Driving Without a Licence Icon | Driver's Hands on a Steering Wheel

Our client was charged with refusing to provide a breach specimen and driving under the influence of liquor. We negotiated with the prosecution to have one charge withdrawn and on the facts presented to the sentencing judge to obtain the best possible result for our client.

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