student01
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Difficult decision! Help please
Hello,
I was arrested at the scene of an accident in which my vehicle hit a lampost on a roundabout. There were no other vehicles involved.
The police arrived, after being rang by a passer by, and I was sitting on a bench about 30 yards from the car. They tried to breathalyse me at the scene but it would not register so I voluntered to go to the station.
I gave a reading on the machine in the station of 75mg/100ml and then 71mg/100ml. There is a simulator check reading 34 before my 2 samples and then 33 after. What is this and why is it different in each situation?
I then had to have pic, prints and dna taken.
As they cannot prove that I was driving, I was told I had to be interviewed. I recieved a call from the duty solicitor who advised me on different options I had. In the end I answered some questions but made no comment on anything to do with driving the vehicle.
I was charged under section 5(1)(a)of the road traffic act 1988 and schedule 2 to the road traffic offenders act 1988.
Can they charge me with this if they have no proof that I was driving the car or could it be argued that I am protecting a friend who was driving?
The solictor said I am looking at 12months if I agree to do a drink driving course. Is there any way I could offer to do community service in orfer to reduce it further if found guilty?
Look forward to your views.
Student.
Hello,
I was arrested at the scene of an accident in which my vehicle hit a lampost on a roundabout. There were no other vehicles involved.
The police arrived, after being rang by a passer by, and I was sitting on a bench about 30 yards from the car. They tried to breathalyse me at the scene but it would not register so I voluntered to go to the station.
I gave a reading on the machine in the station of 75mg/100ml and then 71mg/100ml. There is a simulator check reading 34 before my 2 samples and then 33 after. What is this and why is it different in each situation?
I then had to have pic, prints and dna taken.
As they cannot prove that I was driving, I was told I had to be interviewed. I recieved a call from the duty solicitor who advised me on different options I had. In the end I answered some questions but made no comment on anything to do with driving the vehicle.
I was charged under section 5(1)(a)of the road traffic act 1988 and schedule 2 to the road traffic offenders act 1988.
Can they charge me with this if they have no proof that I was driving the car or could it be argued that I am protecting a friend who was driving?
The solictor said I am looking at 12months if I agree to do a drink driving course. Is there any way I could offer to do community service in orfer to reduce it further if found guilty?
Look forward to your views.
Student.
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