Double Trouble!
Imagine you are arrested for drink driving and taken to your local police station. You are breathalysed and found to be over the legal drink drive limit. You are then charged with the offence of drink...
View ArticleIt’s a fair cop!
PC Allonby, a serving police officer in Barrow, Cumbria, has been found guilty of drink driving after he was found to have 48 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is...
View ArticleAn unconventional way to stop a drink driver!
With Russia due to host the 2018 Football World Cup, a great deal of emphasis has been placed on improving the country's infrastructure and security. Security is a major issue as Russian policing...
View ArticleDrink Driving – History Repeated!
In the US, actor and star of 'Lost' Matthew Fox has allegedly been charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. He is not the first 'high profile' person to be arrested for drink driving...
View ArticleTaking a break from the rules
It's holiday time! Time to leave behind the dreary job, the British weather and the road traffic laws… New surveys show that a whopping 59% of men and 41% of women have broken the European rules on...
View ArticleDisqualified from driving? Don’t risk it!
If you are caught driving whilst disqualified, it won't be a simple 'slap on the wrist' at the roadside as some drivers think. Offenders will be arrested and processed back at the station then bailed...
View ArticleDrink-drive changes
Government changes come in this month (June 2013) in a bid to clamp down on drink drivers, especially 'high risk offenders'. Many police forces, including Manchester and Lancashire, are stepping up...
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