At Palmers Solicitors, we appreciate that facing charges for a motoring offence is stressful enough, without the added worry of how much defending and preserving your licence will cost.
We will assess the details of your case to determine how best to progress, and then outline the likely costs involved.
Where possible, we operate a fixed fee system, but more detailed, serious cases can require additional work and expense. In the latter situation, we will agree the basis of our charges and give you an idea of the total costs before we proceed.
Our fixed fees are as follows:
Gold Tier Service
(Our fixed fees are based on all works that are carried out within ordinary working hours in Essex) – Magistrates Court hearings only – Crown Court matters will be quoted separately.
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Action |
Cost |
Work carried out |
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Attendance at a police station |
£500+VAT |
Attendance with you at Police Station, receiving disclosure advising you upon it and attendance at interview itself. |
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Disclosure |
£180+VAT |
Obtaining disclosure and advising you upon it. |
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* Guilty Plea |
£1350+VAT |
Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing and attending with you at court. |
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*Guilty Plea |
£1100+VAT |
Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing and attending with you at court. |
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Not guilty plea and fully contested trial |
from £1800+VAT |
Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing including taking witness statements and attending with you at court. Negotiation with the Prosecution if required, dealing with the matter by way of trial or compromise. |
*(Particularly serious, urgent and or complex matters will sometimes fall outside of our fixed fee structure and will require a separate quotation)
Sliver Tier Service
Our fixed fees are based on all works that are carried out within ordinary working hours in Essex) – Magistrates Court hearings only – Crown Court matters will be quoted separately.
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Action |
Cost |
Work carried out |
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Attendance at a police station (with representation) |
£350+VAT |
Initial advice and subsequent attendance with you at Police Station, receiving disclosure advising you upon it and attendance at interview itself. |
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Disclosure |
£180+VAT |
Obtaining disclosure and advising you upon it. |
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*Guilty Plea |
£1100+VAT |
Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing attending with you at court. |
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*Guilty Plea |
£800+VAT |
Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing and attending with you at court. |
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Not guilty plea and fully contested trial (with barrister) |
from £1500+VAT |
Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing including taking witness statements and attending with you at court. Negotiation with the Prosecution if required, dealing with the matter by way of trial or compromise. |
*(Particularly serious, urgent and or complex matters will sometimes fall outside of our fixed fee structure and will require a separate quotation)
Budget Service
Our fixed fees are based on all works that are carried out within ordinary working hours in Essex) – Magistrates Court hearings only – Crown Court matters will be quoted separately.
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Action |
Cost |
Work carried out |
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Attendance at a police station (with junior representation) |
£250+VAT |
Limited to attendance with you at Police Station, receiving disclosure advising you upon it at the police station and attending at interview. |
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Disclosure |
£140+VAT |
Obtaining disclosure and advising you upon it. |
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*Guilty Plea (with junior representative) |
£500+VAT |
Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing and. Arranging junior representation to attend with you at court. |
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*Guilty Plea (with junior representation) |
£600+VAT |
Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing and arranging junior representation to attend with you at court for 1st initial hearing, further attending upon you to prepare for sentencing hearing, junior representative attending court for sentencing hearing. |
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*Not Guilty Plea (with junior representation) |
from £900+VAT |
Attending upon you, and preparing for sentencing hearing including preparing pre trial documentation and arranging junior representation to attend with you at court for the 1st initial plea hearing. Further attendance for trial preparation and arranging junior representation at court for trial hearing. |
*(Particularly serious, urgent and or complex matters will sometimes fall outside of our fixed fee structure and will require a separate quotation)
We will take the time to understand what has happened at our initial discussion with you, then advise you on the actions required to achieve the most satisfactory outcome and the associated costs.
To find out more about how we can help you and the costs involved, please contact us.