swindonseagull
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Speak for yourself please.
I'm in that age group.
I have not 'always done it'.
Im in that age group have never done it and never will. Speak for yourself BG
Speak for yourself please.
I'm in that age group.
I have not 'always done it'.
They just said on the news Ant going back into rehab and this weeks show cancelled, I suppose that is a plus, but that is his defence sorted then.
Many country pubs would close down if you took these type of customers away.
It may be one of the highest but it's still v.low and for a lot of people a 20mg or 35mg level could well equate to the same thing - anything over a pint so it may be a moot point whether it's 20, 25 or 35. Also, that table of deaths attributable to drink suggests that the UK doesn't have a higher number of drunks on the road than the countries with lower limits, so it might not be as bad as it sounds. Perhaps that's mainly due to having a culture where it's not tolerated. I lived in S Africa where it was just accepted as something people did because no-one dare walk out in public after dark and they don't trust taxis.
We are clearly doing something right in having a low level of drink-related deaths. It's how we get the message across to Gibson and Ant (or Dec) that seems to need working on.
Never thought my driving was affected, but would never drive with any extra.
Many country pubs would close down if you took these type of customers away.
(2) I can think of one or two pubs I'd happily see shut down, knowing how much they actively support those who choose to get twatted and drive home.
I have driven after having 2 pints of lager, as that's roughly what your allowed before going over the limit. Never thought my driving was affected, but would never drive with any extra.
Many country pubs would close down if you took these type of customers away.
Isn’t there anything the police can do with respect to their license?
Edna, does the use of the figure for breath mean that it is unwise to use a mouthwash containing alcohol?
Apparently Listerine mouthwash contains 27%
It might be mitigation, but it's not a defence.
I would think that his smart lawyer earning minimum wage will state that he was on medication which unbeknown to him or his advisers. took him over the D & D limit and due to his charity work shouldnt be banned.
Edna, does the use of the figure for breath mean that it is unwise to use a mouthwash containing alcohol?
Medication isn't a defence in straightforward drink-driving case. You're either above the limit or you're not. Medication doesn't put you over the alcohol limit: alcohol does.
It might put you over the drug-drive limit, of course, but that would be a separate offence in its own right for which there is appropriate legislation.
I suspect you can also guarantee that any lawyer engaged by Mr McPartlin will be far from on minimum wage too, unless you were being flippant there.
just stating the laws that are here now. My brother was breathalysed coming out of a pub after drinking 2 pints of Stella. He was in the amber but passed.Saying things like ‘roughly what you’re allowed’ is the crux of the problem isn’t it ? It’s not a question of what is ‘allowed’ (translation = “what I think I can get away with without getting done if stopped”), it’s what amount is going to impair your driving. No way in the world I would want to drive after two pints unless many, many hours had elapsed. The consequences of, say, running over a child because my reactions were even only perhaps 5% slower don’t bear thinking about. I am very sure they’d be much more affected than that immediately after a couple.
I vividly remember filling in when my dad’s darts team were short when I was a teenager (early 80s) and whoever was driving straddling the white line in the middle of the road to avoid hitting hedges after drinking 6-8 pints (no-one wearing seatbelts, obviously). Shocking to think of that now.
just stating the laws that are here now. My brother was breathalysed coming out of a pub after drinking 2 pints of Stella. He was in the amber but passed.
Of course he’s gone into rehab. Did you expect anything else? Every single celebrity who has “an error of judgement” with booze or drugs does the rehab route. Sure, some likely do have an issue but equally some don’t and cry wolf.