pulled over for speeding
Road-side confessions & Traffic Law

So you  are on your way to pick the kids up from school. In the rear view mirror, you see sirens behind you so you pull over to the side of the road, and a police car pulls in behind you. The police officer approaches your window and you wind it down.  After handing over your…

cyclist laws
Gold Coast Traffic Lawyer looks at cyclist laws on the web this week

Three months in to the new cyclist laws aimed at safety, questions are being raised as to whether the new traffic laws are effective. The Courier Mail questions whether it is working and indicates that cyclists are worse off under the new cyclist laws. Since April 7, just four motorists have been fined under the new…

Legal Privacy

Legal privacy is a serious issue and at Gold Coast Traffic Lawyer, we treat it that way. Unless you are a teenager, it’s not all that cool to be appearing in Court. It’s embarrassing for most. And not something you want others to know about. You made a mistake. Maybe you miscalculated how much you…

Recent changes to impounding of vehicles

DID YOU KNOW? – Impoundment Legislation In November 2013, Queensland Parliament amended the law that permits Police to seize and impound vehicles alleged to have been used to commit certain traffic offences. There is now much greater scope for your vehicle to be impounded if you are alleged to have committed a traffic offence –…