Done for Drink Driving.

Firestar_3x said:
Little bit different when it's the morning after imho, whilst it's not excusable it's a little more understandable and i bet catches lots of people out, odds are a few on this forum, it's just they've never been pulled by the police.
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Little bit more understandable but still stupid IMO, especially for someone who relies on their ability to drive.

It's hardly a secret that you're often still over the limit the morning after, if you had a 'reasonable' night beforehand.
 
-westy- said:
No. My other half's dad got done for drink driving last month, no previous offences, 18 month ban and £550 fine. It's not as cut and dry as that.
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Sorry I should have put as a minimum. Well that's on the 'drink drugs and driving' flyers we got handed at work.

Few years ago a friend of mine got drunk, thought he'd take a spin out to tesco in the early hours for some food, rolled his car in a field. He phoned the police the next morning to say that he had crashed his car etc... they came and breathalysed him and was given a 12month ban, no fine.

He also later found out he didn't actually need to phone the police, as no-one was injured and no other vehicles were involved.

It is a good thing its happening, lots of narrow B roads and the likes near me along with the winter weather usually brings on average 2 deaths a week over the winter months in my area alone.
 
what is the 'guide'? something like 2 hours for each unit consumed until you a fit to drive, so ... 3 pints and 6 hours sleep minimum required.
 
Often spot the "night before drinkers" on way to work at 5.30am. It is usually the sort that drive at 20 on a clear open 30mph road. They seem to think if they go slow no one will notice that they are still drunk.
 
If you do the course they offer you can have 25% taken off your ban. I got banned in 2001 and did the course. Got my license back in 9 months.

Minimum is 12 months but you'll get more depending how over you are.
 
LizardKing said:
He's going to get banned unless their is a really good reason for him not doing so (someone's life depends on it) I thought that was a good enough reason. They wont care about him loosing his job as a consequence
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I was beaten up and drove home to get away (had no intention of driving) I thought that was reason enough but it seemed that because I wasn't beaten up badly enough it wasn't going to wash. It was really odd actually because the police were called to the house we were staying at and they told the police where I lived. I was home when the police called.

That was February and my court case was May. Pleaded my case as to why I drove. The prosecutor knew the guy that beat me up and said he was trying to turn over a new leaf :rolleyes: and I obviously provoked him. I had a can before we went out and only drank a pint when out because I knew this guy was trouble. I blew 49 at the station and was offered a blood test but that only came down to 46. The limit is 40. 35-40 its at their discretion.

Was a terrible night. My mother had to come get me but I'd parked my car behind hers and she couldn't get it started for ages because of the alarm.
 
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DAnDan said:
This. If you know you have to drive the next morning, don't risk it. Simple as that.
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I would hazard a guess that you don't drive very much or never drink.

It would be very easy to estimate and be over, a really heavy session (10 pints of strong lager) could see you over the limit for a day and a half.

It is easy to be on your high horse if it's not you.

On the other side of the coin, if you drive for a living then it's your job to know.
 
TRNC said:
The best guide, dont drink anything alcoholic if you are driving.
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You still need to define some parameters though. Drinking a pint and then going out driving isn't the same as having a pint with a three course meal followed by soft drinks in a club (since you know you'll be driving later).

Yes the best policy is to not drink if you are going to drive. But how long before?

Will you not have a beer at the start of an office party which you leave 4 hours later after only drinking OJ for the rest of the night?

Some would say why bother having the one beer when you know you are going to drive. Others would say why not, I know that I'm going to be driving in 4 hours not 4 minutes. Where exactly do you draw the line at "oh I've had a drink I can't drive". If you have a pint at lunchtime do you take the bus home in the evening?

I suspect everyone has their own gauge. They know that if they have one beer with their 2 hour dinner then they'll be fine, or if they have one at home at 8 they know they can pick the wife up at 11.
 
My mate got caught a few weeks back, blew 119 so a high reading, he was just moving the car accross the street but the neighbours called the police.

Fairly new guidelines according to solicitor and a local magistrate I'm friendly with can be found here

http://www.drinkdrivinglaw.co.uk/drink_driving_penalties_punishments.htm

Basically all depends on your reading, need your license for work and any similar excuse makes no difference. Pleading guilty will get you slightly less of a ban. Due to the high reading my mate got 28 month ban and 180 hours community service, if he pleaded not guilty then it would have been a 36 month ban. Before these guidelines anyone with a very high reading would face a short prison sentence even for a first time offence.

So depending on reading, 12 month ban absolute best outcome unless some extreme circumstance where it is essential to keep license.

He can take a course for around £200 which reduces the ban to around 22 months, cant remember exactly.
 
Morning after excusable/understandbale?

Get off. That is such a bull from those of you who clearly have no interest in being a responsible adult. Like going out and getting plastered is a right and wanting to drive the next morning is also.

You made a concious choice to drink, how much you drank is irrelevant, if the next morning you DO NOT KNOW if you are safe or not you do not drive. "I forgot how much I drank last night" is not understandable, at all.

If you want to drive the next morning make the DECISION to know how much you can drink, then stop.
 
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This mostly depends on how far you drove. The law allows you to drink-drive to escape realistic danger, but ONLY to escape it - as soon as the danger is over you must stop. Generally unless they are still running or driving after you then that's unlikely to be more than half a mile. But in the end it's up to the courts to decide.


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Firestar_3x said:
Little bit different when it's the morning after imho, whilst it's not excusable it's a little more understandable and i bet catches lots of people out, odds are a few on this forum, it's just they've never been pulled by the police.
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Not in my opinion. But then, I'm a miserable... :)
 
aproctor said:
I would hazard a guess that you don't drive very much or never drink.

It would be very easy to estimate and be over, a really heavy session (10 pints of strong lager) could see you over the limit for a day and a half.

It is easy to be on your high horse if it's not you.

On the other side of the coin, if you drive for a living then it's your job to know.
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I drive pretty much every day, and drink probably the same as most people here. I wouldn't call it a high horse, just simple priorities.
 
godinman said:
I wonder, does anyone know if those cheap breathalysers work? It'd be interesting to do some tests after a night out..
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We have the same ones the police use at work. After a "heavy" night out with customers we never leave the hotel until one of us is below the limit.

QUite often that's still reasonable early. Once it was 2pm in the afternoon before anybody was fit to drive.

Worst I saw was 136 the morning after :eek:
 
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