National Motoring Lawyers Reviews 

Useless company, WASTE OF MONEY (A LOT). Not adhere to court timings, paid for them thousands of pounds including widmark report which was not done and they not done it and not provided to the court. Promising much but not give you any value. Cost me £1500 at the beginning for "preparation and representation " when on 1st hearing you can go yourself and just said "not guilty". Then please look for proper solicitors not this time and money wasters...waste around 5k and received nothing but driving ban...

Could not recommend more highly!

Thanks to the hard work of Laura Heywood, Jay Lamosa & the NML team we managed to get the result I wanted!

Has been an absolute pleasure to have nml deal with me and my case
Thanks for the hard work to all, and communication to aid my fears
Also need to thank Mr Qamar for his great work on the day

Just wanted to leave a review on NML.

My case was dealt professionally to the highest standards.
All though my cass dragged on for around 6 months the outcome was the cherry on the cake.

My representative Barrister was Mr Eugene. I'd describe Mr Eugene as ( Anthony Hopkins) the actor.

My Barrister had his own unique style.
As far as I can honestly say, thank you.

Kind regards Mr Islam.

PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS FIRM !
I switched to NML as another company did not serve me well. Initially I spoke to someone who was helpful and reassuring, who having spoken to one of her legal colleagues told me I had a 95% chance of getting off with no charges.
I set up a payment plan after which I was immediately moved to another advisor . Across a 4 week period, despite multiple attempts , I managed to speak to this person just twice, for a total of 7 minutes, and was advised to plead not guilty.
Fast forward to the day before my trial and an 11 minute conversation with the lawyer who had been selected to represent me the next day ( a 'gold level' lawyer incurring more cost as a bronze level was apparently not available)
He told me that he was not happy to enter a not guilty plea and did not agree with NML and the advice I had been given. He actually told me that if I did enter a not guilty plea, I could be charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, THAT immediately flung me into a panic. He called NML and spoke to the 'helpful' person, who just said well her case was passed onto someone else 'apparently'.
Fast forward to trial day - the next day. My barrister said he would be at Court at 09.45 , My case was at 10.00.
He was not there .I chased him 3 times - no response. 17 minutes after my case started I received a wattsapp message saying '15 minutes' - that was it.
The judge called me in. I said my barrister had not shown up , but the judge still wanted me in. I had to put forward my own case for changing my not guilty plea ( which had already been sent in by NML in writing) back to what it was . I was questioned, spoken to by both judge and prosecution.
The judge then very kindly asked if I would like to wait for my barrister . I replied yes. He said very well I grant you that time. I shall not hold this against you, but I shall expect a full apology from him. The judge was not impressed. 25 minutes later my barrister was still not in Court. He actually arrived 45 minutes late .He just said my name to check it was me, and then walked off straight into Court . No apology , no conversation, nothing. 2 minutes later the judge asked his usher to come and get me . He said ' your barrister is apologising , I thought you should hear this also.'
Proceedings commenced and my lawyer went to enter a plea different to what we had agreed. I put my hand up at that point and asked if I could represent myself .The judge offered me the chance to speak with my lawyer . I declined as he had ignored me anyway and we had NO communication on the day.
The judge dismissed the barrister who took a seat at the back which I felt was most odd. I was asked by the judge if I was ok with him sitting there . I just said i'm not bothered as I was at that point focussed on defending myself. The judge said 'I will leave it up to you if you chose to pay him' The lawyer heard this.
I fought my own case totally. The barrister left the room once to take a phone call and then left for good before I was sentenced.
At the final summation the judge said he would like to know whether or not I receive a refund of barrister costs and gave me a route to inform him,

I called NML 3 times and emailed 3 times , and guess what - no response on the day .

The barrister appointed was over 3/4 of an hour late, leaving me totally alone to face a difficult trial with a change of plea, having thrown me into confusion the night before, and with no communication on the day.
I asked for him to stand down and he hung around at the back of the Court like a spare part. NML have given me one of the worst experiences of my life at great cost and still I have had no word of my refund. However, I did well, had a sympathetic judge and was happy with my outcome which was far better than the lawyer had told me it would be the night before.
POSTSCRIPT AFTER RESPONSE
I was not kept informed of any delay- I have sent you wattsapp proof of that .
All i had is what is detailed above .
I agreed woth you that i should change my previous plea from guilty with special reasons to NOT GUILTY . Your lawyer however told the night before that if i did this I could be caused with perverting the course of justice , and told me I must revert back to my original guilty with special reasons plea (after NML had written to the Court to change it )
Your course of events is totally incorrect.
I had a plea of guilty special reasons feom a previous barrister .
NML advised me to change this to not guilty and wrote to the court stating this .
I was happy to run with this until your barrister the night before told me I could be charged as above .
Hence we both agreed to revert to the original plea.
I am requesting a full refund, as I was NOT REPRESENTED on the day and NML caused me much angst having to initially speak in court alone with no barrister present for the first 20 minutes of my time. I too have records of calls and messages which show only 6 calls from me to him.

Just a fab job, super friendly and just so helpful!
Thank you so much, would recommend!!

Professional, caring and really supportive. Thank you for a very successful outcome. Couldn’t have done better.

The possibility of losing your licence is so catastrophic for most people that it's worth getting specialist solicitors, and these are absolutely fantastic. I would recommend NML to anyone. Incredible service all round. My advice would be, don't try to save a few quid by getting a cheap solicitor - it will cost you far more in the long run.

Great firm! Got my case dismissed, except having to chase up updates for the duration of case, it was well worth paying for.

Nicola our case worker was absolutely fantastic, always on the end of the phone if I ever needed any reassurance or to answer any questions I may have.
After a rocky start and a clash with another of the Lawyers on staff Laura was quick to listen to my concerns and resolve my issues even taking on my case herself at no additional cost.
After 18 months of court postpones and Cps postponing we eventually got the best possible outcome from a Guilty plea and I cannot thank the team enough for their support over this time.
Special thanks to Kam for putting us at ease at court and for getting such an amazing outcome for us.
Thank you all!

Great to see a master at work, Mr Phillip Lucas is unbelievable.
I was expecting the worse a possible three year band
and I was acquitted on the breathalyzer not working correctly.
I am very happy with the result and have learnt a valuable lesson.
If you want to give yourself a chance, get this company on board.

From the initial phone call through to the end result, Sandra and Amanda were absolutely fantastic. Communication was always on point, every query submitted was acknowledged and answered promptly and best of all, due to their knowledge and expertise, the case was discontinued by CPS due to lack of evidence. Could not have asked for a better result.

Very professional in regards advice given and keeping me informed, over a period of 9 months.
The two solicitors and barristers that represented me - two different court appearances were nothing short of superb.

All good nothing wrong to say about them.
Thank you 🙏

Well what can i say 5 stars for this man karman majid what a bloke hes one of the best in the so little time he had been given and the ringing about late at night due to no been passed details on untill late the night before went out of his way to spend his own time late of evening for 1 hour and 20 minutes on the phone the night before the case working out of hours to provide me the service i needed i take my hat off to this gentleman he calmed me down explained things in lay man terms so helpfull on the day of the hearing he did me proud the way he spoke the way he dealt with the situation that got twisted this man kept my licence and my job so i can provide for my kids can not thank you enough you go far and beyond even after hours you didnt have to give ur time up but you did what a true gent big thankyou i would recomend this man to everyone so thank you one again karman

Honest review, Although there was a few admin hiccups to start with overall I really cannot speak highly enough of NML, they always came through and eventually got the case withdrawn and saved me from a 3 year ban, I would absolutely use these guys again, they offer better value for money than others but no less overall service, thanks NML, regards Giles

Sandra Cooper & Philip Lucas (barrister) did a superb job and I can’t recommend them highly enough! The result was I saved my driving licence thanks to their professionalism & expertise and the I still cannot believe the result. One point which I can’t stress enough…if you’ve had even one drink call an Uber! Thank you Sandra & Philip!

I highly recommend Sandra Cooper at National Motoring Lawyers for her exceptional legal representation. She handled my drink driving case with outstanding professionalism and diligence, resulting in the CPS deciding to drop the charges against me.

From the outset, Sandra provided clear guidance and ensured I fully understood the legal process and my options. Her meticulous attention to detail and strategic approach allowed her to identify critical weaknesses in the prosecution’s case. It was evident that she was thoroughly prepared and deeply knowledgeable, which gave me a great deal of confidence throughout what could have been an overwhelming experience.

Sandra’s calm and measured approach, coupled with her strong advocacy skills, ensured the best possible outcome in my case. Her dedication and expertise were evident at every stage, and I am immensely grateful for her support and the result she achieved.

If you are in need of a skilled and reliable solicitor, I would not hesitate to recommend Sandra Cooper and National Motoring Lawyers.

I had tried everywhere to get even a modicum of advice from numerous solutions but, had no joy from any of them.
Saw this company on a Facebook news feed & called them as a last resort, only asI'd never heard of them before.
Got speaking with a lady called Sandra Cooper who was just fantastic.
She had a lovely calming voice AND temperate.
It was an absolute pleasure talking with her, putting me in a lot better frame of mind.

Thank you very much Sandra.

From start to finish, amazing support and advice.
No matter what difficulty you have, they will sort out with ease, really helpful advice and treat you like a close friend, listen us carefully and provide sound advice.
Really helpful, recommended to everyone , no matter what the difficulties dealing with.