firemansam007
Well Known Member
Hello All,
This has been a great forum and very helpful with many knowledgeable contributors.
My friend have been caught on Saturday evening (around 9PM) near his home for drink driving. His reading was 152 on the evidential breath machine at station. Road side was 165. Actually his partner informed the police and they stopped him few minutes from home. He was already disqualified last year (3 year ban and 6 weeks suspended prison sentence (this is now over). That was for Fail to provide specimen and the road side breath reading was 132. This was his second offence (got banned for 26 months in 2012 with a reading on 89, obviously HRO).
He is now charged with Drink driving and Driving whilst disqualified. Good that driving without insurance hasn't been put on him.
Few questions i have
1) What sentence he can expect
2) Is it worth to have a solicitor to represent him. The case is now in Crown court.
Thanks for your help
Regards,
Sam
This has been a great forum and very helpful with many knowledgeable contributors.
My friend have been caught on Saturday evening (around 9PM) near his home for drink driving. His reading was 152 on the evidential breath machine at station. Road side was 165. Actually his partner informed the police and they stopped him few minutes from home. He was already disqualified last year (3 year ban and 6 weeks suspended prison sentence (this is now over). That was for Fail to provide specimen and the road side breath reading was 132. This was his second offence (got banned for 26 months in 2012 with a reading on 89, obviously HRO).
He is now charged with Drink driving and Driving whilst disqualified. Good that driving without insurance hasn't been put on him.
Few questions i have
1) What sentence he can expect
2) Is it worth to have a solicitor to represent him. The case is now in Crown court.
Thanks for your help
Regards,
Sam