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Driving under the influence of alcohol is a criminal offence. Being found guilty of driving while above the legal drink-driving alcohol limit will result in punishment that could affect the rest of your life. Yet, in in England and Wales alone, over 55, people were caught over the limit by the police.
If you are found guilty of drink-driving you can be fined, banned from driving or even imprisoned. Worse still, drink-driving can lead to casualties — An estimated 7, people were killed or injured in drink driving accidents in the UK in The safest advice is to avoid alcohol if you are planning on driving, even the morning after drinking alcohol.
Can I drive the morning after drinking alcohol? If you drive, or attempt to drive while above the limit, or unfit through drink:. The penalty is decided by the magistrate who hears the case in court. Being convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol has a number of effects on everyday life, beyond a drink driving fine or a driving ban.
You can change your cookie settings at any time. The actual penalty you get is up to the magistrates who hear your case, and depends on your offence. Check what you need to do. To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Alcohol can also affect different people in different ways. You can be prosecuted for driving while unfit through drink or drugs even if the level of alcohol in your system does not exceed the legal limit if your driving was impaired due to alcohol or drugs.
If you are or have been driving, attempting to drive or in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place the police can require you to take a preliminary road side breath test or other preliminary test if:. It is an offence to refuse to co-operate with a road side breath test and anyone who does so will be arrested and required to provide an evidential breath, blood or urine sample.
Failing to provide an evidential breath, blood or urine sample when required to do so and without a reasonable excuse is a criminal offence that carries a harsher penalty than that of providing a sample that exceeds the legal limit.
If convicted of failing to provide an evidential sample for analysis you will be classed as a high risk offender and you will have to take a medical arranged by the DVLA to prove you are fit to drive a vehicle and hold a driving licence once your disqualification is over. Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle on a road or other public place while exceeding the legal limit or failing to provide a breath, blood or urine sample after driving or attempting to drive both carry a mandatory minimum 12 months disqualification from driving and a fine.
Magistrates refer to sentencing guidelines before deciding what sentence to impose. Our drink driving penalty calculator can provide a reliable estimate as to what sentence you will receive at magistrates court when convicted of driving with excess alcohol unders Section 5 1 a of the Road Traffic Act If you have been charged with a drink driving related offence you can receive free legal advice from a criminal defence solicitor specialising in road traffic law.
Perhaps you have been affected by drinking and driving in some other way?
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