Drunk Driving Ban

eyescreamcone

Does anyone know how long you get for a first time offence for drunken driving??
173mg :eek:

A friend of mine got caught recently and she is wondering what to expect

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emmbaasee

Holy sh1t.
With that kind of reading she must of been out of her box.
It's lucky nobody is dead.
2 year ban and a big fine i would say

Atomic Pineapple

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Does anyone know how long you get for a first time offence for drunken driving??
173mg :eek:

A friend of mine got caught recently and she is wondering what to expect

Mods - if this should be in Legals please feel free to move

I'm guessing thats from a urine sample? If so 2 years.

Loads of information here - http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/motoring_1/driving_offences/drink_driving_offences_in_ireland.html

EDIT: If blood sample its 3 years.

dodderangler

2 years I think not sure
At 173 she shouldn't be allowed on the road again IMO

Mr Simpson

I'm assuming thats a blood test reading. As she is over 135mg she will have to go to court. And as she is exceeding 150mg, its a minimum 3 year ban. This is all based on blood test results, so can you clarify? It's a minimum 2 year ban, if thats urine test results.

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Gary ITR

That's some high score, I wonder what the highest ever reading in Ireland currently sits at

dodderangler

Gary ITR wrote: »

That's some high score, I wonder what the highest ever reading in Ireland currently sits at

The highest was 341 it wasn't Ireland but he was a catholic priest

eyescreamcone

Thanks for the info everyone

Gary ITR

dodderangler wrote: »

The highest was 341 it wasn't Ireland but he was a catholic priest

Ah yes but what was the highest in Ireland?

wonski

Gary ITR wrote: »

Ah yes but what was the highest in Ireland?

I am not sure where he got this priest from, but it definitely wasn't highest reading anywhere.
Poland - about 700, and there was a pedestrian knocked out who had 1200. He survived, couldn't answer any question for 2 days tough.
I know it won't answer you question, but it shows what you can expect.
That 1200 reading was equivalent to six 3 litres of Vodka consumed. Glad he had no car.

Sorry OP for OT.

-Corkie-

I done it to myself the morning after a huge pixs up and it was 240. I was not driving that day though!!

CiniO

wonski wrote: »

I am not sure where he got this priest from, but it definitely wasn't highest reading anywhere.
Poland - about 700, and there was a pedestrian knocked out who had 1200. He survived, couldn't answer any question for 2 days tough.
I know it won't answer you question, but it shows what you can expect.
That 1200 reading was equivalent to six 3 litres of Vodka consumed. Glad he had no car.

Sorry OP for OT.

Results like 1200 or similar your get not just drinking once, but pretty much by drinking permanently for few weeks or months.

Sinlgle consumption of such amount of alocohol resulting in 1200 reading, would lead to instant death.

wonski

CiniO wrote: »

Results like 1200 or similar your get not just drinking once, but pretty much by drinking permanently for few weeks or months.

Sinlgle consumption of such amount of alocohol resulting in 1200 reading, would lead to instant death.

Does not apply to Poland, and Russia - i was told...

Someone with reading as high is considered to be an addict, so is person driving with levels of be it 300, or 700, be it urine or blood, or breath.
No need to discuss it any further...

dgt

Linky

Of the 2300 teenagers caught since 2007, 12 have had more than 1000ml of alcohol in their blood - more than 12 times the legal adult limit.

New Zillund

CiniO

dgt wrote: »

Linky

Of the 2300 teenagers caught since 2007, 12 have had more than 1000ml of alcohol in their blood - more than 12 times the legal adult limit.

New Zillund

I suppose it's a typo as 1000ml equals to 1 litre.
No way someone could have 1 litre of pure alcohol in his blood.