drink driving

[bubbles4920]

a friend of someone i know, a teacher in fact, was stopped for drink driving over xmas. he drove from the west midlands towards leiscester and was pulled over in derbyshire??? he had apparently had 14 pints!!! his friend says he might be sent down. do you think so and do you know what he can expect to get? this is his first drink driving offence.

[Info Bank]

14 Pints and driving....
Will at least get One year ban.
For first offence.
Also a fine..
OMG
I have Known some to get the same after Two pints.
Any silly B.U.G.G.E.R. In this day and age Drinking 14 pints should not be able to walk never mind think they can drive.

Not a case of a pint after work.

14 pints should mean .

Leave the answer to the others on this.

[Buenchico]

The magistrates' sentencing guidelines state that they should consider a custodial sentence for a breath reading above 115. However, they're never obliged to pass a custodial sentence and the chances of them doing so here are very low. (Teacher's don't have lengthy criminal records or they wouldn't be teaching. Additionally, the prisons are full and courts aren't going to rush headlong into adding to their population. They also hesitate to take actions which would ruin the career of someone in the 'caring professions').

He's probably looking at a 3 year driving ban, a fairly hefty fine (+ costs + victim compensation scheme payment), and a rehabilitation course. The court might also impose impose a community penalty or a suspended prison sentence but both of these options are probably unlikely.

See page 70, here, for further guidance:
http://www.jsboard.co.uk/downloads/acbb/sectio n2a.pdf

Chris