barwicks
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Hi all
Any help or advice is gratefully received - thanks in advance .
My son - 21 , been driving for 1 year . Works stupidly long hours over the Christmas period ( no days off ) , he finishes work at midnight , meets up with some mates has a few drinks then decides on a whim to drive and get a take away ( idiot ) !
He goes through the drive through restaurant , sits in the car has his food tries to drive away but the car wont start ! ( fortunately ).
They try to get the car started - no luck , ( he's left his lights on or something and the battery has gone flat ) - just as there about to get ring a taxi they get the knock at the window and then it starts . - His world now falls apart !!
He has failed a roadside breath test - taken to the station hits 65 in his next test and is charged with drink driving ( in court next week ).
Now my question is :-
What are our chances of getting the charge changed to drunk in charge of a vehicle as opposed to driving while over the limit .
It could mean him possibly keeping his licence or its a lesser charge and a lesser ban !!
He was unable to drive the car away ( despite trying ) and the police even gave them a push to the side of the road .
I know I'm clutching at straws but as a parent I also know the implications of what he has done .
regards Barwicks
Any help or advice is gratefully received - thanks in advance .
My son - 21 , been driving for 1 year . Works stupidly long hours over the Christmas period ( no days off ) , he finishes work at midnight , meets up with some mates has a few drinks then decides on a whim to drive and get a take away ( idiot ) !
He goes through the drive through restaurant , sits in the car has his food tries to drive away but the car wont start ! ( fortunately ).
They try to get the car started - no luck , ( he's left his lights on or something and the battery has gone flat ) - just as there about to get ring a taxi they get the knock at the window and then it starts . - His world now falls apart !!
He has failed a roadside breath test - taken to the station hits 65 in his next test and is charged with drink driving ( in court next week ).
Now my question is :-
What are our chances of getting the charge changed to drunk in charge of a vehicle as opposed to driving while over the limit .
It could mean him possibly keeping his licence or its a lesser charge and a lesser ban !!
He was unable to drive the car away ( despite trying ) and the police even gave them a push to the side of the road .
I know I'm clutching at straws but as a parent I also know the implications of what he has done .
regards Barwicks