Blew over

[anon2017]

Hi

After a horrible year I stupidly blew 97 when I was arrested for drink driving, I had got in the car after consuming a stupid amount of alcohol and crashed into a stationary lorry which is why the police were called. Nobody was hurt other than myself thankfully but I was wanting to get an idea of what penalties I face as I have spoken with two solicitors(from the same company) one said 30-36mth ban and the other said with mitigating circumstances 10mth-18mth. And now my head is in a spin and I can't afford a decent solicitor. The mitigating circumstances being I live very rural with no public transport and therefore I will have to give up work, I have a very difficult teenager and have to get to lots of school/behaviour meetings for which I need to drive due to lack of rural publ8c transport, I am also my 84yr old grandmother's only next of kin and she lives two counties away and is very poorly. I have also been suffering verbal and emotional abuse from my daughter for some time which although I made my choices this was certainly a contributing factor on the night in question. I fully accepted my guilt and I am really struggling to reconcile my actions that night with who I am but also accept I have to deal with my legal consequences however never realised how far they would stretch and how many people would be affected by them. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks x

 

[anon2017]

P.s I work part time as an accounts assistant for which I may lose my job due to lack of transport but I am currently paying extortionate amount for taxi.

 

[anon2017]

P.s.s I have never had any sort of driving points or limitations on my license in 8 years.

 

[SeanJoyceStephensons]

The sentencing guidelines give us a clear indication of the starting point for the court when considering your penalty. A reading of 97µg of alcohol per 100ml of breath means that the court will consider a ban in the third sentencing bracket. This means that a ban of between 23 and 28 months is likely to be imposed alongside the imposition of a community order. The crash, although no injuries, will be considered by the court as an aggravating factor meaning it could push your penalty towards the higher end of the bracket. It is important that your background and personal mitigation is outlined to the court as this can be important in giving the court a clear indication of why this has all happened and that can be reflected in the penalty imposed. I would recommend speaking with a specialist to discuss options of representation.