wilts74
New Member
Hi All, I feel very foolish and am very worried, I had 3 premium beers over 3 hours or so last night, silly to have more than 2 I know. I was pulled up at 00:30 last night, where I had to wait 10 minutes due to having a fag, and at 00:40 I blew 40 on the policeman's breathaliser, (annoying as if it was 39 or lower I would have been left to leave). They decided to arrest me and I was taken to the nearest station with a intoximeter machine which took about 35-40 mins to get to.
At 01:43 I blew 44 into the machine and the second reading at 01:45 said I blew 43. I was then offered the option of bloods, which, although I was so nervous at this point I did (and I guess this was the right move as the duty solicitor said it was later).
I was then put in a cell to wait for a health care professional to take blood, and was given a cup of tea. had all the usual mug shots and finger prints taken, then 80 mins later the nurse had arrived and I was taken to them to give my sample. My sample was taken at 03:08 and I was offered (and took) a sample for myself.
10 mins later I was taken back to the cell as they sorted out my bail, and I was taken to give another intoximeter reading at 03:19, so 11 mins after my blood sample the machine said I blew 27.5.
I have 2 questions, this would be my second offence within 10 years if bloods are positive, so would it be a 3 year ban minimum, and also, any advice please on the likelihood of me passing the blood test, as I would imagine if I blew 27 just 10 mins after my sample was taken, and the readings were going down on my initial breath samples, would the odds be in my favour that the blood test will come back under 80mg, I make 27.5 just over 60mg, is this right??? I Would value any advice and your experiences on this, so would my sample be around 68-70 or around 30 on the breathaliser?
At 01:43 I blew 44 into the machine and the second reading at 01:45 said I blew 43. I was then offered the option of bloods, which, although I was so nervous at this point I did (and I guess this was the right move as the duty solicitor said it was later).
I was then put in a cell to wait for a health care professional to take blood, and was given a cup of tea. had all the usual mug shots and finger prints taken, then 80 mins later the nurse had arrived and I was taken to them to give my sample. My sample was taken at 03:08 and I was offered (and took) a sample for myself.
10 mins later I was taken back to the cell as they sorted out my bail, and I was taken to give another intoximeter reading at 03:19, so 11 mins after my blood sample the machine said I blew 27.5.
I have 2 questions, this would be my second offence within 10 years if bloods are positive, so would it be a 3 year ban minimum, and also, any advice please on the likelihood of me passing the blood test, as I would imagine if I blew 27 just 10 mins after my sample was taken, and the readings were going down on my initial breath samples, would the odds be in my favour that the blood test will come back under 80mg, I make 27.5 just over 60mg, is this right??? I Would value any advice and your experiences on this, so would my sample be around 68-70 or around 30 on the breathaliser?