Summer Drink Driving Campaign

[WELSHYORKIE]

Just been pulled over by the Police and breathalysed as part of the Summer Drink Drive Campaign in Wales. My reading was zero (- as it should have been since I haven't had a drink since 1989) but the message is simple - If you are thinking of having a drink, please don't drive.

[rowanwitch]

Put a wales sticker on your number plate they will probably leave you alone

[WELSHYORKIE]

Now, now, Rowan - careful!!

[rowanwitch]

Safe to say now i have helped Redman escape... But I agree with the no drinking at all idea...no chance of confusion or miscalculations...

[ummmm]

I don't drink and drive.

[commoner]

..mmm...thought they had to have just cause to suspect you had been drinking before they could breathalyze you?

[EvianBaby]

It's worth remembering about the morning after too. You could easily still be over the limit even if you feel fine.

I don't know if it's a nationwide thing but round here if you get pulled over and are found to have no insurance, the police stick a huge post in the back window of the car saying 'no insurance' while they wait for it to be towed away to shame you. I love that.

[rowanwitch]

driving in Wales without a Welsh sticker that would be cause enough

[sunny-dave]

I think the inflatable sheep in the passenger seat also helps avoid being stopped ...

[WELSHYORKIE]

commoner - personally, I don't have a problem with random stops and I think any responsible driver would probably think the same way. If you've got nothing to hide, where's the problem?

[rowanwitch]

And the plaid cymru sticker in the rear window

[sunny-dave]

In theory I agree Welshie - but 'random' stops have sometimes been used rather less than randomly to harrass (innocent) individuals ...

[rowanwitch]

A friends daughter was stopped frequently she was in her early 20s but looked about 12 the police seemed to think she was a joyrider... once she proved her age with id they would find other things to check...

[WELSHYORKIE]

Rowan - how many times have you been pulled over then, oh hang on, you don't drive do you?

Sunny-dave - totally agree with you on that one

[ummmm]

I've been pulled over twice. Breathalysed once (passed, of course)

Both times I was pulled over because of my tax disc.

[lady-janine]

i got stopped once when travelling from kent to somerset about 3 am. (i was probably near the speed limit.) would rather they pulled people over than let a drinker possibly kill or maim an innocent person.

[tonyav]

What was the problem with the tax disc, ummmm ?

[ummmm]

I drove pass a parked police bike and he thought I didn't have one. It was the wipers in the way.

The second time it fell off the screen so I had it on the dash.

[tonyav]

Ah righto ummmm, these days they don't have to pull you over to check, DVLA computers and all that.

[ummmm]

Yes...this was years back.

[tonyav]

Thought it would be ummmm.