Advice please
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I was stopped driving my 50cc scooter home (with an adult passenger) at about 11:30pm over the weekend. I was not driving dangerously and co-operated 100% with the police. I registered as 44ug on the breath test and am awaiting the results of the urine test.
I have a few questions on process please:
I have the second urine sample - do you think I should be arranging to have this tested separately?
Are you able to give me an idea what to expect in court please - I realise there's a minimum 12m ban, but I wondered whether there's any way that might reconsidered given the relatively low level of my reading.
Would you recommend I arrange for representation in court - assuming the urine results show a sufficiently high level of alcohol in my blood, I had just planned to plead guilty and let my co-operation, low test results etc speak for themselves.
If I don't arrange for representation would you recommend I take the oportunity to speak myself to put forward these mitigating factors, and to acknowledge my mistake and accept that I've learnt a lesson from the experience?
Is there anything else I should be considering in the way of mitigating factors? I do have 3 points on my licence for speeding in 2008 (again a marginal offence at 35 in a 30 zone on a relatively major road exiting from the Limehouse link) so can't claim impeccable past behaviour.
Many thanks.
I have a few questions on process please:
I have the second urine sample - do you think I should be arranging to have this tested separately?
Are you able to give me an idea what to expect in court please - I realise there's a minimum 12m ban, but I wondered whether there's any way that might reconsidered given the relatively low level of my reading.
Would you recommend I arrange for representation in court - assuming the urine results show a sufficiently high level of alcohol in my blood, I had just planned to plead guilty and let my co-operation, low test results etc speak for themselves.
If I don't arrange for representation would you recommend I take the oportunity to speak myself to put forward these mitigating factors, and to acknowledge my mistake and accept that I've learnt a lesson from the experience?
Is there anything else I should be considering in the way of mitigating factors? I do have 3 points on my licence for speeding in 2008 (again a marginal offence at 35 in a 30 zone on a relatively major road exiting from the Limehouse link) so can't claim impeccable past behaviour.
Many thanks.
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