Sal-238
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My friend has received a scheduled court hearing letter for driving a motor vehicle with 244 mg per 100ml in her blood. I believe this carries a mandatory driving ban of 12 months. The letter appears to be encouraging her to submit an early guilty plea in exchange for a more lenient sentence. She has asked me to help her as she doesn't know what to do. There are several things about this letter that do not sit right with me:
1. The full offence wording places her driving on a named road, she was in a car park and backed into someone. The owner of the other car called the police to the scene.
2. The alleged offence took place on 17/08/17, the date on the letter is 07/02/18 (if she was a danger, why has it taken them so long to bring her to court?).
3. The toxicology report does not contain a location, or a crime number.
How should we proceed? The hearing is on 23rd February.
1. The full offence wording places her driving on a named road, she was in a car park and backed into someone. The owner of the other car called the police to the scene.
2. The alleged offence took place on 17/08/17, the date on the letter is 07/02/18 (if she was a danger, why has it taken them so long to bring her to court?).
3. The toxicology report does not contain a location, or a crime number.
How should we proceed? The hearing is on 23rd February.