If you have been charged with an offence related to cars or driving, you may want to know how serious your situation is and whether you should get legal advice before you go to court.
There can be serious consequences if you commit a traffic offence. The most common penalty in court is a fine and disqualification of your licence for a certain period. For some offences, the court must disqualify your licence for a minimum period. You can also go to prison for some driving offences.
It is also possible for some less serious traffic offences to be dealt with by an infringement notice that means you do not have to go to court.
This section has information about:
- what to do if you have a traffic offence being dealt with in court
- the penalties that can be imposed by a court if you are convicted
- driving with alcohol or drugs in your body
- what it means if you get an infringement notice for your traffic offence.