SamL94
New Member
So my girlfriend was caught drink driving a couple of weeks back, we are worried sick about how she will be charged, especially me who is a massive worryer and have even had prison in my head
To explain what happened, she was at a glamping weekend with her work colleagues (mostly girls) and the Sat night was basically them all getting drunk. About 1am as they started going to bed one of her friends said to my partner she was ‘really cold’ and wanted to go sit in her car with the heaters on.. so they both got in this girls car (my partner in passenger seat) and this girl turned the engine on.. then after a few minutes this girl started going on about how easy the car is to drive (she’d only just got it) and then asked my partner if she wanted a go driving it! My partner stupidly said yes and so they swapped positions so she got in the driver seat.
she then drove it out of the car park and up a quiet country lane for 0.4 miles on to a main road.. as soon as she got on to the main road there just so happened to be a police car filling up at a Spar petrol station.. they clocked the car straight away and obviously thought why are 2 young girls out at this time, so pulled them over.
Breathalised my girlfriend and she blew 67.. so arrested her and she spent the night in a cell with a court date in October.
I wasn’t with her this night but she told me the next day and she can’t believe how stupid she was.. she’s usually the one telling me not to drive after even 1 pint and even stopped one of her friends driving after a few the other week.. so she can’t believe how stupid she has now been!
she has been charged on a count of drink driving but also a 2nd count of driving without insurance as it was this other girls car.
Aggrevating factors are the fact she blew nearly double the drink drive limit.. also the fact she had a passenger and that she wasn’t insured on the car.
‘better’ factors are that this is her 1st time offence, she also has a clean licence after 2.5years or driving (no points etc).. she also wasn’t driving erratically, she only went a short distance.. there was no accident or incident, and she complied with the police fully.
Realistically I’m thinking it will be a hefty fine and 17-22months ban due to what she blew.. she’s mainly worried that she may have to do her driving test again after the ban, and like I say there is a small sickening feeling on my mind of prison.. any thoughts from people like you guys who know better would be appreciated!
To explain what happened, she was at a glamping weekend with her work colleagues (mostly girls) and the Sat night was basically them all getting drunk. About 1am as they started going to bed one of her friends said to my partner she was ‘really cold’ and wanted to go sit in her car with the heaters on.. so they both got in this girls car (my partner in passenger seat) and this girl turned the engine on.. then after a few minutes this girl started going on about how easy the car is to drive (she’d only just got it) and then asked my partner if she wanted a go driving it! My partner stupidly said yes and so they swapped positions so she got in the driver seat.
she then drove it out of the car park and up a quiet country lane for 0.4 miles on to a main road.. as soon as she got on to the main road there just so happened to be a police car filling up at a Spar petrol station.. they clocked the car straight away and obviously thought why are 2 young girls out at this time, so pulled them over.
Breathalised my girlfriend and she blew 67.. so arrested her and she spent the night in a cell with a court date in October.
I wasn’t with her this night but she told me the next day and she can’t believe how stupid she was.. she’s usually the one telling me not to drive after even 1 pint and even stopped one of her friends driving after a few the other week.. so she can’t believe how stupid she has now been!
she has been charged on a count of drink driving but also a 2nd count of driving without insurance as it was this other girls car.
Aggrevating factors are the fact she blew nearly double the drink drive limit.. also the fact she had a passenger and that she wasn’t insured on the car.
‘better’ factors are that this is her 1st time offence, she also has a clean licence after 2.5years or driving (no points etc).. she also wasn’t driving erratically, she only went a short distance.. there was no accident or incident, and she complied with the police fully.
Realistically I’m thinking it will be a hefty fine and 17-22months ban due to what she blew.. she’s mainly worried that she may have to do her driving test again after the ban, and like I say there is a small sickening feeling on my mind of prison.. any thoughts from people like you guys who know better would be appreciated!