Blade_sri
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Registered: 23rd Apr 03
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Freind got pulled last, from going through a amber light
there asked if he had been drinking he said yes
he was took to the police station were there did all the paper work on him and let him go! he has to go to count on wed,
anyone else been pulled for this and what will he get?
cheers
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All Torque
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 High hopes for this thread.
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PaulW
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How much over the limit was he?? Did he give the sample at the side of the road?? If so (depending on what he gets convicted of...)
Driving/Attempting to Drive with excess alcohol (DR10)
Penalty - Fine - up to Level 5 (£5,000) and/or up to 6 months imprisonment
Mandatory disqualification for at least 12 months for first offence
Mandatory disqualification for at least 3 years for second offence within 10 years.
Being in charge of a motor vehicle with excess alcohol (DR40)
Penalty - Fine - up to Level 4 (£2,500) and/or up to 3 months imprisonment
10 penalty points on your licence
Disqualification is at the discretion of the Court
[Edited on 14-10-2007 by PaulW]
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Blade_sri
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49 he says it was
sample at police station
thou he never had a bloody test, should he have somewith him as he is due in count on wed
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ed
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You only have a blood test if you blow a low reading on the road side. There is a way of getting out of it because of that, 49 is too high for a blood test.
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STEvieXE
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one morning after a party about 4 years ago i was drivin myself and a few mates home, around 11am my car had been at the house all night. came around a corner and police were stopping. shit myself over a tyre not thinkin about drinkin the night before, (had been drinkin till about 5am since about 6pm and didnt even get to sleep till around 7 am, fooling around with an x)
asked out, breathilized and failed the roadside test, arrested and taken to the police station where i had to do the proper blow test into the machine (roadside breathiliser is a rough estimate not 100 percent accurate)
passed the in station test by a few points and the police took me home
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andy1868
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you've bene lucky there then stevie, alot of people drive the day after thinking they're fine when in fact they're still over the limit. so you always have to be careful etc
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Marc
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I got breathalised after I crashed on the way home years ago. I'd had 1 pint and I was asked several times if it was only the one, it was. I was beginning to panic but it never registered.
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mattk
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I would never ever drive after Ive had a drink
when my college day used to be friday I used to go out thursday nights and really shouldnt have drove some mornings
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STEvieXE
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i got very very lucky, never even considered that i was drink driving because i suppose i had been to bed had a couple hours sleep it was morning etc, always think about this type of thing now
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ed
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That happens to a lot of people. It's something a lot of people don't know - you don't sleep alcohol off, it gets processed at the same speed wether you are awake or asleep. But then you hear about all these people who have never ever drank and drove 
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JonnyJ
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
I got breathalised after I crashed on the way home years ago. I'd had 1 pint and I was asked several times if it was only the one, it was. I was beginning to panic but it never registered.
Same Marc, when i crashed my old corsa i got breathalised. I had 1 pint about 3 hours before the crash and i blew yellow. Too close for comfort, thats why i dont touch any alcohol now when i know i have to drive.
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mattk
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summat i would HATE to get done for though drink driving
It is pretty Irrisponsible (Sp) 
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LeeM
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if it was 49 he was too far over the limit to take the option of a blood/urine test.
he'll get a 12 month ban minimum and a couple of hundred quid fine, although because its not massively high he might be given the option of a course that reduces the ban by 25%
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Blade_sri
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should he take anyone in with him? to help him out?
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LeeM
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to do what? u walk in appologise and hope they dont give u the maximum ban and fine.
no way out of it rely, if he was over the limit and is in court for it he is definately getting banned, law is the law
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