DRINK DRIVING

rum and coke · 21-03-2013 07:43PM #1

I was sitting in the drivers seat with engine running last night trying to get warm.I was waiting for the barman to lock up and he was giving me a lift home.
I was stopped and breathalysed which I failed.I'd 4 pints of guinness.

I was arrested and charged with drunk in charge of a vehicle.When I arrived at the station the impression I got the impression that nobody there was trained to use the intoxiliser,so they called to the doctor to provide urine.

While waiting for the doc,I was chatting to the guard and he seemed to think I'd be ok,that at worst I'd get 3 points and a fine.

I was fully co-operative and I've never been in any kind of trouble before.
I'm 6 ft 3in and 16 stone.(in case that makes a difference)

My question is why was the guards so sure i wouldn't loose my license.Does he have the power to decide my fate,or was he just trying to relax me.

Anyway the doc arrived I done the biz and the guard dropped me home,and again repeated I should be ok.

If I got this fine and 3 points,I certainly would have learned a lesson.

Your thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

The Dagda · 21-03-2013 07:44PM

rum and coke wrote: »

I was sitting in the drivers seat with engine running last night trying to get warm.I was waiting for the barman to lock up and he was giving me a lift home.
I was stopped and breathalysed which I failed.I'd 4 pints of guinness.

I was arrested and charged with drunk in charge of a vehicle.When I arrived at the station the impression I got the impression that nobody there was trained to use the intoxiliser,so they called to the doctor to provide urine.

While waiting for the doc,I was chatting to the guard and he seemed to think I'd be ok,that at worst I'd get 3 points and a fine.

I was fully co-operative and I've never been in any kind of trouble before.
I'm 6 ft 3in and 16 stone.(in case that makes a difference)

My question is why was the guards so sure i wouldn't loose my license.Does he have the power to decide my fate,or was he just trying to relax me.

Anyway the doc arrived I done the biz and the guard dropped me home,and again repeated I should be ok.

If I got this fine and 3 points,I certainly would have learned a lesson.

Your thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

As long as the doctor wasn't drinking I think you'll be fine...

Seachmall · 21-03-2013 07:45PM

He was just trying to relax you. I'd be surprised if you didn't get 5 to 10, and I'm a lawyer.

godtabh · 21-03-2013 07:45PM

Depending on how much over the limit you were you may get away with a fine and a few pints

Mocha Joe · 21-03-2013 07:45PM

rum and coke wrote: »

I was sitting in the drivers seat with engine running last night trying to get warm.I was waiting for the barman to lock up and he was giving me a lift home.
I was stopped and breathalysed which I failed.I'd 4 pints of guinness.

Stopped in a non-moving vehicle?

wretcheddomain · 21-03-2013 07:46PM

No less than a 10 year driving ban.

willmunny1990 · 21-03-2013 07:47PM

Jesus man, if you had just drove home yourself none of this would've happened. You probably wouldn't have been that drunk on 4 pints anyway considering your height and weight.

martinedwards · 21-03-2013 07:47PM

if the vehicle was parked, and it WAS the barman's vehicle, and it was still outside the Pub then you have a chance.

if it was YOUR vehicle, (they can check y'know) you are screwed.

Duvetdays · 21-03-2013 07:48PM

If you weren't planning on driving why didnt you sit in the passengers seat with the engine running to keep warm?

spoofilyj · 21-03-2013 07:49PM

You can be over the limit after one pint, regardless of weather you feel the effects of it or not.

I dont know much about the process but I thought that if you were over the limit it was an automatic ban for one year, six point and a fine but I'm open to correction.

Be prepared for lots of abuse about drinking and driving especially in AH.

I do think it was very irresponsible of you to get behind the wheel after drink.

Imagine if you had hit and killed another road user the guilt you would have to live with for the rest of your life. Its simply not worth it in my opinion.

I just hope this is lesson learned and you will not do it again.
Its surprising that this still happens imo.

NinjaTruncs · 21-03-2013 07:50PM

Perhaps you should change your username to just coke

21-03-2013 07:51PM

spoofilyj wrote: »

Imagine if you had hit and killed another road user the guilt you would have to live with for the rest of your life. Its simply not worth it in my opinion.

How the fcuk was he going to hit another road user by sitting in a stopped car with the heat on til he got a lift home?

Clandestine · 21-03-2013 07:51PM

rum and coke wrote: »

I certainly would have learned a lesson.

Really? You'd need to be punished to get "drink driving is bad" into your head?

rum and coke · 21-03-2013 07:52PM

I just used the word stopped,I wasn't actually moving.

I was in the drivers side,don't ask me why!!

The guard said he had observed me for 6 or 7 minutes in the car,and knew I wasn't going to drive

Yakult · 21-03-2013 07:53PM

You need one of those drink driving permits, the Healy-rae's will sort you out!

**Vai** · 21-03-2013 07:53PM

Mayoman911 wrote: »

Really? You'd need to be punished to get "drink driving is bad" into your head?

Seems he was drink sitting more than drink driving.

granturismo · 21-03-2013 07:53PM

bluewolf wrote: »

How the fcuk was he going to hit another road user by sitting in the car with the heat on til he got a lift home?

He was in charge of a vehikle.

Seachmall · 21-03-2013 07:53PM

rum and coke wrote: »

I just used the word stopped,I wasn't actually moving.

I was in the drivers side,don't ask me why!!

The guard said he had observed me for 6 or 7 minutes in the car,and knew I wasn't going to drive

Tell it to the judge!

21-03-2013 07:54PM

granturismo wrote: »

He was in charge of a vehikle.

I'm not disputing his charge, I'm disputing someone coming into the thread accusing him of possibly hitting someone with a stopped car and no intentions of driving

Kylo Ren · 21-03-2013 07:55PM

*Looks at Op's username*

CASE CLOSED

Seachmall · 21-03-2013 07:56PM

bluewolf wrote: »

I'm not disputing his charge, I'm disputing someone coming into the thread accusing him of possibly hitting someone with a stopped car and no intentions of driving

If someone tripped and hit the car he'd have been in a collision whilst drunk at the wheel.

Serious charge. Throw away the keys! Drop the soap! And so on!

spoofilyj · 21-03-2013 07:58PM

bluewolf wrote: »

I'm not disputing his charge, I'm disputing someone coming into the thread accusing him of possibly hitting someone with a stopped car and no intentions of driving

Fair point, I did'nt read the OP correctly. He was in the driver side seat in a stopped car.:o

humbert · 21-03-2013 07:59PM

rum and coke wrote: »

I just used the word stopped,I wasn't actually moving.

I was in the drivers side,don't ask me why!!

The guard said he had observed me for 6 or 7 minutes in the car,and knew I wasn't going to drive

Why would he breathalyse you if he knew you weren't going to drive. That situation is illegal so that the law is unequivocal but to come over breathalyse you and then state that he knew you weren't going to drive makes no sense.

dickwod1 · 21-03-2013 08:03PM

With the garda saying ahh youll be grand dont worry I can only think that maybe he wont show up in court, But then again why would he arrest you in the first place if that was the case.

At the end of the day you were drink driving and AFAIK in the courts theres no good drink driver barely over the limit/bad drink driver way over the limit.

So expect a ban and a few pints, sorry points!

mickdw · 21-03-2013 08:08PM

dickwod1 wrote: »

At the end of the day you were drink driving and AFAIK in the courts theres no good drink driver barely over the limit/bad drink driver way over the limit.

So expect a ban and a few pints, sorry points!

Yes there is a distinction between levels of alcohol consumed. For the lower level now, its just points, no ban. 4 pints of guinness though would put a normal person into ban territory though depending on how long ago they were drank etc.

Chuck Stone · 21-03-2013 08:46PM

Detective Chuck smells a rat.

rum and coke wrote: »

I was sitting in the drivers seat with engine running last night trying to get warm.I was waiting for the barman to lock up and he was giving me a lift home.

Okey dokey.. but wait...

I was stopped and breathalysed which I failed.I'd 4 pints of guinness.

Stopped?

Busted. I'm telling the mods on you.

Funk It · 21-03-2013 09:06PM

You should have told them that you were just waiting for a mate

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I Luv Crysis · 21-03-2013 09:36PM

It's people like the OP who have run this country into economic collapse.

recyclebin · 21-03-2013 09:41PM

Was the car in a public place? If it was on private land you might get away with it.

Degag · 21-03-2013 09:42PM

I Luv Crysis wrote: »

It's people like the OP who have run this country into economic collapse.

What??

dickwod1 · 21-03-2013 09:46PM

I Luv Crysis wrote: »

It's people like the OP who have run this country into economic collapse.

Degag wrote: »

What??

Simples, the op was drunk behind the wheel getting warm, Bankers and Politicians wrecked our economy... Oh no wait that doesn't make sense WTF is he on about???????????

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