Drunk in Charge

Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 5.1B: Being in charge of a vehicle when under the influence of drink or drugs.

"If a person is in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, blood or urine exceeds the prescribed limit he is guilty of an offence."

Penalty: a discretionary sentence of 3 months minimum disqualification, a fine and a minimum endorsement of 10 points on the licence.

The prescribed limit for alcohol is 35 microgrammes in 100 ml of breath, 80 milligrammes in 100 ml of blood, or 107 milligrammes in 100ml of urine. However, if the alcohol reading in breath is 39 microgrammes or below, the Crown will not initiate proceedings. How We Can Help

Our goal is to try and resolve these matters as painlessly as possible. A recent client returned to his car to retrieve his mobile phone and was charged with being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle, but was acquitted after trial.

See recent cases regarding drunk driving Scotland.

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