RB10
New Member
I'll try and keep this brief as I know everyone has their unique story to tell.
On Friday I went out with clients to celebrate a work colleague's leaving do. I started drinking at 6.30 and had 2 cocktails in the space of 2 hours. At 8.30 I went to Soho via the train and went to a bar where my clients were. I had two further bottles of beer before leaving at approx 9.30. My train departure was 10.20pm
At kings cross I purchased 2 bags of crisps and a bottle of water and consumed that on the train home.
I then walked to my car and decided that i was still hungry and drove to a local kebab shop purchased some chips ate those in my car before heading home.
The Time was approx 11.30. As I started to drive I noticed that I was being followed. The car behind was right up close to me, there was no traffic in front of me so I slowed down as I thought they wanted to over take me, which they didn't do. The car stayed right behind me until I drove home (I live in a close so he(they) parked on the adjoining street. I stayed in my car, turned the engine and the lights off and saw a man get out of his car and talk in a mobile phone then walk back to his car.
At this point I was pretty nervous and fearing for the worst (I have been mugged 3 times before and was worried something mught happen again).
As soon as he was gone I got out of my car and went into my house. I put my possesions down on the kitchen table, and sat down at the table ready to take my shoes off and go to bed.
It then dawned upon me that I left my phone in my car, so I went back outside to collect it and there was a police van parked next to my car. The police officer approached me and I then got asked the following questions:
Is this your car? Yes
Have you had a drink tonight? Yes
It's been reported that you were swerving whilst driving but an off duty police officer.
I think got asked to take the breatherliser test for which I failed (reading of 42mg) got asked to enter the police van ad was taken to the nearest station.
There I got asked a few mandatory questions like:
Where had I been
How many drinks did I have
What do I do for a living
I then did another breathaliser test and the reading came up as 65mg. I I was then told to empty my pockets and was lead into a cell. I was released at about 6am and was charged with drink driving and I was given a court date 29th October.
My question is do I have a case to fight or should I just accept the outcome?
Any response will be greatly appreciated
On Friday I went out with clients to celebrate a work colleague's leaving do. I started drinking at 6.30 and had 2 cocktails in the space of 2 hours. At 8.30 I went to Soho via the train and went to a bar where my clients were. I had two further bottles of beer before leaving at approx 9.30. My train departure was 10.20pm
At kings cross I purchased 2 bags of crisps and a bottle of water and consumed that on the train home.
I then walked to my car and decided that i was still hungry and drove to a local kebab shop purchased some chips ate those in my car before heading home.
The Time was approx 11.30. As I started to drive I noticed that I was being followed. The car behind was right up close to me, there was no traffic in front of me so I slowed down as I thought they wanted to over take me, which they didn't do. The car stayed right behind me until I drove home (I live in a close so he(they) parked on the adjoining street. I stayed in my car, turned the engine and the lights off and saw a man get out of his car and talk in a mobile phone then walk back to his car.
At this point I was pretty nervous and fearing for the worst (I have been mugged 3 times before and was worried something mught happen again).
As soon as he was gone I got out of my car and went into my house. I put my possesions down on the kitchen table, and sat down at the table ready to take my shoes off and go to bed.
It then dawned upon me that I left my phone in my car, so I went back outside to collect it and there was a police van parked next to my car. The police officer approached me and I then got asked the following questions:
Is this your car? Yes
Have you had a drink tonight? Yes
It's been reported that you were swerving whilst driving but an off duty police officer.
I think got asked to take the breatherliser test for which I failed (reading of 42mg) got asked to enter the police van ad was taken to the nearest station.
There I got asked a few mandatory questions like:
Where had I been
How many drinks did I have
What do I do for a living
I then did another breathaliser test and the reading came up as 65mg. I I was then told to empty my pockets and was lead into a cell. I was released at about 6am and was charged with drink driving and I was given a court date 29th October.
My question is do I have a case to fight or should I just accept the outcome?
Any response will be greatly appreciated