Philadelphia Driving Under Suspension Lawyer

Anyone who lives in, works in, or visits Philadelphia regularly is well aware of how vital road systems and highways are to getting to different points of the city. Without our driver’s license, we wouldn’t be able to get very far. Getting to work, driving our kids to school and running around doing our daily errands would pose as a huge burden. Sure, there are other means of transportation through public transit, but most of the time the hours for arrival and drop-off conflict with our already busy schedules. Taxis and services like Uber are rather expensive and can add up in cost if you use them every day. In Philadelphia, living without a license is very difficult, so when your license gets suspended this can have a detrimental impact on your life, making it even more tempting to get behind the wheel. Driving on a Suspended or revoked license is a very serious offense, leading to additional suspension time, fines and potential jail time.

If you are a first time offender for driving with a suspended license, the penalty carries a one-year license suspension and a $250 fine, plus court costs. Under PennDOT rules, all suspensions and license consequences run consecutively with each other. In other words, suspensions do not run at the same time, but instead one after another. This can lead to disastrous consequences for your license because every offense leads to a longer and longer license suspension.

Even worse, after racking up a significant amount of tickets in your driving history, PennDOT will assess what is known as a “Repeat Offender” penalty, in which they have the authority to double or even triple the amount of suspension time. Our firm has seen cases in which people deal with License Suspensions for decades based on small amount of citations.

Driving Under Suspension License Lawyer Philadelphia

Mobility gives you a sense of freedom and when it is taken away from you, you can feel confined and restricted in life. Even simple tasks we take for granted like going to a friend's house or picking up groceries can be more challenging. If you are looking at additional suspensions, or even jail time, you need the help of one of our Philadelphia Traffic Attorneys.  We can either negotiate the case on your behalf and get a downgraded charge, or perhaps even have the case dismissed. An experienced attorney will know what defenses to use and will be able to fight back against police and prosecutors to get the best result possible.

This content was written on behalf of Greg Prosmushkin.