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Drink Driving
Apr 9, 2010
Drink driving can I avoid a ban?
i was caught driving 4 weeks ago by a police check point. the officer asked could he breathilise me at the scene which i obliged to altho i explained to him that my mother was ill and that i was on my way to check on her. I failed the breathaliser and so was taken to the local police station, i was breathalised again and my reading was 58, i explained again my situation regards my mother and also that my own health has not been good and that i had lost 6 stone in the last 5 months and that i was on pain killers, also that have a disabled son who has been in and out of hospital over the last few months and was worried about losing my licence as i am my mothers only relative in the country and she deoends on me. i was honest with the police and admitted that i only had 4 shandys, could you please give me some advice on what i should do.
Category: Drink Driving
Posted by: patterson
You have really good personal mitigation but Im afraid that is not going to help you to avoid a ban.
The court can only avoid banning you for the minimum period of 12 months if you can show that you were not driving whilst over the limit or if you can show the court that you have a special reasons argument - such as driving in the course of a medical emergency. Tell me about what had happened with your mother at the time you were driving to her and I may be able to assist further.