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Cunninghams recently acted for Mr R before Manchester City Magistrates Court in relation to various offences including driving without due care and attention (careless driving), driving a motor vehicle in a dangerous condition, driving with no licence and having defective tyres.  This was a tragic case whereby an accident had occurred involving two cars.  Mr R suffered serious damage to his vehicle and, sadly, a young child passenger in the other vehicle suffered serious injuries.  Obviously, the allegation of driving without due care and attention was the most serious of the allegations and, if convicted, Mr R would inevitably have been disqualified from driving for a significant period.  This would have had a drastic impact upon his life as he is a self employed painter and decorator.  Cunninghams utilised the services of a road accident specialist who produced an experts’ report that was imperative to providing substantial evidence which cast doubt upon the prosecution evidence.   Following legal arguments and the submission of the experts’ report, the Crown discontinued the serious allegation of driving without due care and attention and eventually accepted a plea to driving a motor vehicle with a defective tyre.  The defendant was punished by way of a 3 point penalty endorsed on his licence.