Traffic lawyer

For a speeding offence, the police court can impose a driving ban as well as a fine, especially for driving well over the speed limit or for repeat offences.

How the firm can help

The firm analyses the police report and how the speed was measured. At the hearing, your defence is presented and arguments are put forward on an appropriate penalty and the consequences for your driving licence.

Any driver who uses a mobile phone or another portable electronic device while holding it in their hand risks a fine and possibly also a driving ban.

How the firm can help

The firm examines exactly what was recorded and whether the police report reflects the facts correctly. At the hearing, the firm stands up for your interests, taking your personal and professional situation into account.

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is among the most serious traffic cases. In addition to a fine, the court may impose a driving ban and make getting your right to drive back subject to further conditions, such as reinstatement tests (herstelexamens).

How the firm can help

The firm examines whether the check, the test and the rest of the procedure were carried out correctly, and defends you at the hearing with particular attention to the consequences for your driving licence.

If you leave the scene of an accident you were involved in to avoid the necessary findings being made, you can be prosecuted for hit-and-run (vluchtmisdrijf), even if the accident was not your fault. It is a serious offence that can also lead to a driving ban.

How the firm can help

The firm analyses the criminal case file and the circumstances in which you left the scene, and conducts your defence at the hearing, including on the penalty and the driving ban.

After a traffic accident, you can be prosecuted as a driver, for example if people were injured or if you are accused of a traffic offence. Questions about liability and compensation often arise at the same time.

How the firm can help

The firm analyses the police report, the statements and the findings, and assists you at the hearing, both as a defendant and where you suffered loss or damage yourself.

A driving ban often has major consequences for your work and your family life. In certain cases, your driving licence is withdrawn immediately, even before your case comes to court.

How the firm can help

The firm explains what is at stake for you, prepares your defence thoroughly and puts forward arguments at the hearing on the length of the driving ban and how it is served.

Running a red light is punished severely because it can endanger the safety of other road users. In addition to a fine, the court may also impose a driving ban.

How the firm can help

The firm examines how the offence was recorded, for example from red-light camera footage, and the circumstances of the incident, and defends you at the hearing with a view to an appropriate penalty.

The firm also assists taxi drivers and taxi companies prosecuted before the police court for alleged breaches of the taxi regulations, for example concerning taxi licences, taxi roof lights or tariff cards.