A question for those in the know?

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clairec

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I just wanted to ask a question as I'm slightly baffled? As my profile will tell you I was banned from driving in 2012, I would rank it as one of the worst things that's ever happened to me, and definitely one I'll never ever repeat!
Well I won't go on but last night I was staying at my son's house and between approximately 6pm and 12.30 pm I consumed a bottle of red wine whilst having a meal and watching a film afterwards, my son went out with his friends. I went to bed afterwards and got a call at 2.30 from one of my sons friends to say he was unwell and could I come and pick him up to which I replied NO because I have had a drink. I have a very reliable and very expensive breathalyzer which I bought when I was banned just as an insurance that even the next morning after a party I'd be ok. Well I blew into it and it registered Zero, I tried it three times with the same result! I still didn't drive although I wanted to go and get him. I just wondered how that is possible? there must be 12 units at least in a bottle of wine so that should be 12 or 13 hours? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Claire x
 
Claire,
You need to look at the strength of the wine, then do the maths. (or math if you watch American stuff....!)
In a bottle of wine at 12% abv, there will be 9 units of alcohol. Your body would have started to break down alcohol by 6.30pm, so at 230am you could have had 1 unit of alcohol left. You have to realise that you are breaking down alcohol while you are drinking it, not from the time that you stop drinking. Was it 12%?
Even on the Police station breath test device, they are not guaranteed accurate when you are talking of about only 1 unit in your system, so this could be why your breath test device did not register alcohol at 2.30am.
 
price1367 said:
Claire,
You need to look at the strength of the wine, then do the maths. (or math if you watch American stuff....!)
In a bottle of wine at 12% abv, there will be 9 units of alcohol. Your body would have started to break down alcohol by 6.30pm, so at 230am you could have had 1 unit of alcohol left. You have to realise that you are breaking down alcohol while you are drinking it, not from the time that you stop drinking. Was it 12%?
Even on the Police station breath test device, they are not guaranteed accurate when you are talking of about only 1 unit in your system, so this could be why your breath test device did not register alcohol at 2.30am.
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Thanks Price1367 I can see what you mean now, we did this on the Drink Drive Course so I should of remembered it! think I'll get the book out again and refresh my knowledge. I think the wine would have been 12 or 13%. Thanks for the help.
Claire
 
chris125 said:
Well done Claire for not taking the chance. A lesson well learned by the look of it!
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Thanks Chris, yes definitely learnt my lesson, I'm sure you have to, I find it hard to understand how anyone can make the same mistake twice but there seems to be a few who do!
Claire x
 
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