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Roadside breathalyser printout

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  • 08-05-2017 9:21pm
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    LionelNashe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,961 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    I read on CitizensInformsation.ie the following:

    "Similarly, if you provide a sample of your breath the intoxilyser machine will give two immediate print outs of the level of alcohol in your breath. You will be offered a choice of either read-out to retain for yourself and the other can be used by the Garda in court as proof that you were above the legal limit."

    Just curious for a piece of fiction I'm writing: does the roadside breath test result in print-outs even in cases where you haven't exceeded the limit?


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    xavier8228
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭xavier8228


    The intoxilyser machine (or the evidenser machine at it now known) is the machine in the Garda station that gives the exact amount of alcohol in a persons breath. The draeger device is used on the road side and does not give a printout. It just gives pass or fail on the screen.


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    AnMuinteoirOg
    Registered Users Posts: 120 ✭✭AnMuinteoirOg


    LionelNashe wrote: »
    Hi folks,

    I read on CitizensInformsation.ie the following:

    "Similarly, if you provide a sample of your breath the intoxilyser machine will give two immediate print outs of the level of alcohol in your breath. You will be offered a choice of either read-out to retain for yourself and the other can be used by the Garda in court as proof that you were above the legal limit."

    Just curious for a piece of fiction I'm writing: does the roadside breath test result in print-outs even in cases where you haven't exceeded the limit?

    The results of the roadside breathalyzer only comes up on the screen of the device and its either PASS or FAIL. What that legislation is talking about is the test back at the station if you fail the breathalyzer. This will print off two receipts of the test no matter the result which show the actual concentration of alcohol in the blood. One receipt goes to the offender and the Garda keeps the other.


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    LionelNashe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,961 ✭✭✭LionelNashe


    ok, thanks folks


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