Charged with a Driving Offence? Get Immediate Legal Help.

Being arrested or charged with a criminal offence, especially over a weekend or after hours, is a stressful and frightening experience. What you do next is critical. Lewis & May provides urgent, expert legal representation for driving-related offences across Australia, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our experienced criminal defence lawyers are on call to protect your rights and provide immediate, confidential advice when you need it most. While the core principles of road safety are national, the specific laws, penalties, and terminology for driving offences vary significantly between each state and territory. We provide expert defence for all driving charges, navigating the unique legal landscape of your jurisdiction. 

Our services include urgent defence for charges such as:

• Drink Driving: Driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) over the legal limit. While the national limit for a full licence holder is 0.05, the limits for learner, provisional, and professional drivers differ by state, as do the categories and penalties for offences.   
• Drug Driving: Driving with the presence of an illicit drug. All Australian states and territories have roadside drug testing and a zero-tolerance approach, meaning any detectable amount of a prescribed illicit drug in your system is an offence.   
• Driving Under the Influence (DUI): A serious offence where it is alleged your ability to control the vehicle was impaired by alcohol or drugs. 
• Refusing a Breath or Drug Test: It is an offence in all jurisdictions to refuse a lawful direction from police to provide a sample for testing.

Protect Your Licence: A conviction for a driving offence can have serious consequences for your driver’s licence and your future. We will fight to achieve the best possible outcome for you, tailored to the specific laws of the state or territory where the offence occurred.

Expert Representation: You will be represented by an experienced criminal lawyer with an understanding of Australia’s diverse state-based traffic laws.