Guest blog by Jonathan Berry
Wealth and motoring
offences seem to go hand in hand, especially if the media's coverage of footballers' misdemeanours are to be believed. The reason for this is, to some extent, obvious; the increased chance to purchase highly
powered supercars and the opportunity to attend the best places in town.
House-hold names such as Paul Merson, Ray Wilkins and
Jermaine Pennant have all recently been stopped in high performance vehicles.
A report on
elephant.co.uk has shown that professional footballers top the list of
occupations that are the worst offenders for motoring offences. It was
established that 28.9% of footballers have some form of motoring offence conviction on their licence.
Many people
think that there must be a blatant disregard for the rules of the road by footballers,
but this trend may be caused by other factors.
The fact that
young footballers do not have the same learner driving experience as the
regular ‘Joe Blogs’ could mould the rest of their driving career. The ‘finding
your feet’ stage of driving is usually learnt in the first few years after
passing your test. My first car after passing my test was a 1.1 litre vehicle
which would be very different to most footballers who have the luxury to hand
pick any car they so wish. This could mean that they may be learning their road
awareness in a 3 litre turbo vehicle or bigger! At such a young age, it is easy
to ‘show off’ in front of friends and unfortunately that is the main time that
accidents and motoring offences occur.
At
Geoffrey Miller Solicitors, we deal with several ‘VIP’ clients including a number of sporting legends.
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"I would strongly recommend anyone facing a motoring prosecution to call Jeanette Miller of Geoffrey Miller Solicitors.
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We offer a VIP service to every client whether they are a footballer or a taxi driver. Please visit
our Premium Gold (VIP) services and call for a confidential chat with ‘Miss Justice’ Jeanette Miller. Some of our more elite service packages include a press relations service which will guide you through any court appearance and for those keen to keep out of the public eye, we will give advice on the best way to keep details of your case as discreet and "below the radar" as possible.
