If you are accused of a driving offence and you use our DRIVER DEFENCE scheme, the first question we would explore with you is whether you are guilty (or likely to be found guilty) of that offence.
If you are guilty, then you might benefit by pleading guilty to the offence at the first opportunity. Depending on the offence, that may mean, if before you are charged you receive a notice from the police asking you to declare the identity of the person who was driving the vehicle at the time, then it would be best for you to supply the details.
If you plead "Guilty” the court will then move on to what is called "sentencing”, where your punishment for the offence will be decided.
If on the other hand you are not guilty and you have a defence to the charge, then you could plead "Not Guilty” to the offence and the court will then fix a trial date.
At that trial, the court will hear the evidence of both sides (your evidence, and that of the police) and will come to a verdict of "Guilty” or "Not Guilty”.
If their verdict is "Not guilty”, then you walk away with no penalty. If on the other hand they find you "Guilty”, the court then moves on to sentencing, in the same way that it would if you had pleaded "Guilty”
