louise1978
New Member
I hope you can help. My friend was pulled over before Christmas in a random stop for drink driving on his way to work at 7am in the morning. He did a roadside breath test and it was positive (from the night before). At the station the official breath machine was broken, so they asked if he wanted to do a blood sample or a urine sample. He did a urine sample. He was then bailed and released. He went back to the station for results after Christmas which were 124/100 urine. So he has been charged. My question is, is this allowed in terms of following procedure? He had done nothing to warrant a stop and then never had an official breath test. His livelihood depends on his ability to drive and he's never been in trouble before (not even for speeding). I was simply trying to find out if he would benefit from legal support as he is intending to appear at court by himself and plead guilty. Many thanks.