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17 year old drink driving

  • 28-06-2012 1:52pm
    #1
    laad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Can anyone tell me what happens if a 17 year old is caught drink driving? My cousin told me that his friend got caught and all that happened to him was he had to go to liaison officer meetings; is there any truth in that?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,437 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    laad wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me what happens if a 17 year old is caught drink driving? My cousin told me that his friend got caught and all that happened to him was he had to go to liaison officer meetings; is there any truth in that?

    Thanks
    a good old fashioned kicking from his parents


  • #3
    dazza21ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭dazza21ie


    AFAIK it will be a court appearance and a disqualification from driving.


  • #4
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    dazza21ie wrote: »
    AFAIK it will be a court appearance and a disqualification from driving.

    And AFAIK judges are much tougher on learner drivers caught Drink Driving and rightly so.


  • #5
    tom traubert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭tom traubert


    laad wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me what happens if a 17 year old is caught drink driving? My cousin told me that his friend got caught and all that happened to him was he had to go to liaison officer meetings; is there any truth in that?

    Thanks

    It could be true. All juvenile offenders are considered for the "juvenile diversion programme" and the decision as to how to proceed rests with the Superintendent in that section. That pre-supposes that the offences committed / admitted are not required to be sent to the D.P.P.


  • #6
    DollyB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭DollyB


    In that persons case it might well be true. But more than likely they would get there licence revoked and a suspended sentience which is why they would have been going to a liaison officer. Then if they were to break the terms of there suspended sentence they would face jail.
    Each case is different and each judge is too. They would have every right to send him to st pat's.


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