Our Promise To You

Whilst we tend to deal with most people via telephone conferences and email sometimes it is beneficial to hold an office consultation, some people prefer face to face consultations and that is fine. We are happy to see you to discuss your case in detail face to face. These tend to be about an hour but we do not tend to clock watch as we are always keen to ensure that we have all the necessary information we need and that you have all the advice you need to understand how we are dealing with your case.

If you do not want an office consultation but want us to review evidence we can do so and provide written advice.

The starting fee for an office consultation is £600 + VAT.

Auriga Advocates work on the basis that the client is king and we do not allow cases to proceed to trial if there is an opportunity to make written representations regarding the charges being faced which may avoid court altogether. We will agree a fixed fee for this service depending on the complexity of your case.

The starting fee for this service is £800 +VAT (this is per organisation so will increase if there are more than one to write to).

Often only a written a plea and mitigation is required rather than attending court. We have an excellent success rate at avoiding a discretionary disqualification at this stage. We will take a full statement from you and gather any supporting evidence in support. We will then prepare a full letter of plea and mitigation to the court to try and persuade the court to impose a lesser penalty and endorse your licence rather than disqualify you.

The starting fee for this service is £800 + VAT depending on the complexity of your case.

In exceptional hardship cases it is usually preferable to appear before the court. We have 98% success rate over the last 12 months in these cases due to the degree of our preparation and outstanding advocacy in court. We prepare the evidence in support of the application and arrange representation at court.

The starting fee for this service is £2500 + VAT.

When a case moves to the Crown Court we try whenever possible to agree a fixed fee but sometimes cases are too involved and unpredictable at this level that it is impossible to assess the costs accurately so we would in those circumstances apply our hourly rate of £400+ VAT.

Against Sentence only £3000+ VAT.

Against Conviction and Sentence: £6000+ VAT.

If you have been disqualified from driving there are occasions when we will be able to apply to the court to get your ban lifted. (You have to have been banned for at least two years, this does not apply to cases where a mandatory re-test has been ordered).

The starting fee for this application is £4500 + VAT.

If you have been convicted in absence and sentenced, and did not know about the proceedings you will need to swear a statutory declaration which we can do without the need to attend court. Our fees are

£1000 + VAT – to swear the declaration and write to the court to re-open your case and set aside the conviction and sentence

£800+ Vat – to swear the statutory declaration.

If you require us to represent you at the police station on interview our fees are £800 + VAT + Travel at 45p per mile.

If you wish us get the DVLA to review your case rather than a full appeal our fees are £2000 + VAT

For a full appeal our fees are £4500 + VAT; please note that you have 6 months time limit in which to appeal from the date of the revocation of your licence.

It is normally advisable to obtain your full file from the DVLA prior to appealing to ensure you have the grounds.

Sometimes we need to work on the basis of an hourly rate. When we do we work quickly and efficiently on behalf of you and we are very conscious that our time is your money. Our current hourly rate is £500 + VAT.