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After last night woke up after what I thought was a few hours sleep. Turns out I'd only been asleep for about an hour and a half.

Got pulled over and looking at a 12 month ban from driving at least. Time to give up alcohol I think  :|

er,didn't you look at a clock?
and why the need to go out and drive?

I looked at a clock when I woke up but I didn't know what time I got in. Given the amount of alcohol in my blood still I hadn't been asleep long. Only went to asda to get some munch as well :-))(

Complete knobber and I make no excuses about it. I'm fucking livid with myself.

oh dear, what time did you get done?

Oh dear,how much over were you?

I don't even know. Breath test was 94. Whatever that is.

Lady copper said 15 months but if I do a course probably 12.

Whats the limit?

Is it 35 or something like that?

we've all done it si.i'm afraid you'll get a hefty fine aswell as the ban

It's 35 apparently. A fine is ok, as is the ban. I need to sort myself out and this is the kick up the arse I needed.

Apparently I could be looking at community service too. Anyone need a bog brushed?

fucking hell :shock: treble the limit.
oh dear thats a bad un si.
just learn from it fella

Limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath (or 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood). I assume you were quoting the former ?

Yes Si, you HAVE been a complete dickhead. Its not what you want to hear, but at least you realised that you have screwed up.

I'm not going to preach a holier than thou attitude. I managed to do something very similar many years ago - walked to the pub, had about 6 beers, walked home, got in the car and drove off to get some grub. I quickly realised what I was doing, turned about fucking sharpish and got home without attracting the attention of the fuzz, luckily for me.  Most of us have done it, hopefully you learn from the experience - I did, thankfully not to my personal cost.

Those breathilers are very random imo.  My dad has been stopped on 2 different occasions when he was over the limit, but managed to get away with it both times.

Around 4 years back, my dad had 7 pints and a vodka on a Friday evening.  He then drove us home (hes got a pretty strong head, and the drink didnt impact his driving in any way).  Anyway he got stopped by the police, was breatalised, and they said he was just below the limit :shock: .

Then 2 years ago, he had 5 pints,  got stopped again, had the test again, and he got away with it again  :shock: .

He hasn't drink and then driven since the second time the police stopped him, as he knows his luck will run out some time.

However both times he was stopped, he quickly ate a few mints before the breathiliser test.

I guess the lesson is to never drink drive   :oops:

my old man has told me many of stories of him and his mates driving to oxford going out for the piss drinking 12 pints and driving home... seemed to be the done thing back then

I don't want to be negative, but I was 98 and got gifted a 2 year ban and £550 fine - I was lucky not to get community service/tagging.  The saving grace for you may be that I was done in Portsmouth where they are apparently especially hot.  The reason I escaped community service/tagging was because the judge thought it may have a detrimental impact on my studies.  The course to get a quarter of your ban pardoned is well worth doing though you meet some real low-lifes and it's a patronising, pretty much complete waste of time!

Get a good sollicitor, get some good character witnesses and appear very very sorry.  Good luck....  It's a complete pain in the arse and no doubt you'll have learnt you lesson!

Don't beat yourself up too much si. I bet most of here have driven over the limit the morning after a piss up at some point. Well not me obviously, but I imagine it's much easier to do than people realise.

I'll be a character witness if you want.

"This one time, I saw Si get through like 20 pints of Guinness... and I'm almost certain he didn't drive the next day"

It's probably a bit late to give up alcohol now, and to be honest, you'll need something to spend the petrol money on.

The main problem your going to have is that lately they are hitting new drivers hard....

Youve been a dick (have to say that as I always say that) and it will hurt you in years to come.  

Learn your lesson and sort yourself out mate

Will it affect you work at all ?

Just spoke to him and hes taking it on the chin as a wake up call, he is office based so luckilly no

think yourself lucky you havent injured yourself or worse yet injured some innocent person.

....and for some of the others on this thread, we havent ALL done it before and got away with. We arent all dickheads....

Hope you learn from it Si....

All I'll say is. If anyone has woken up still feeling a little pissed and think they're ok to drive they're not.

Lesson has only just begun to be learnt I suspect.

si fuck it.its done.move on lad

We've all done it, unlucky Si.

Chin up Simon, I got a 15 month ban for 76mls about 10 years ago. It's a very big wake up call, just hope it doesn't affect your job mate.

Sorry, but I agree with DV. We've not 'all done it'.

If I've had a skinfull and still feel a bit squiffy the next morning, I won't drive.

Ok fair enough Sam.

People are very quick to take the moral high ground with drink driving though. If someone gets blind drunk and then drives home then yes, their an idiot and deserve to be caught.

If someone had a few the night before though and then gets caught the next morning it's again silly but they probally felt fine to drive.

My job is a bitch for this because I have to drive so early in the morning. Friday nights are a no go really drink wise.

You must still be drunk mate to put that up here. Keep it to yourself.

People get funny about DD.

People will find out anyway mate. They get funny because it's an utterly dipshit thing to do.

As for the job. I'm going to have to speak to someone tomorrow. I'm hoping I'll be ok, but I am expected to go out of the office a lot. Used to manage with trains and taxis so I might get away with it.

Fancy coming out for a beer Si ?

I think he's toning down on that now Fred.

woooooosh

5 mins mate?

We can be bus buddies now

You could write a new BBC drama...

"The Eppy and the Alcoholic"

I could think of a few co stars also. perhaps you should all go to rehab.

I'll never give up crack

Well then you'll end up a loser, or dead like my cousin did when he got hit head on by a drunk driver a week before his 21st birthday. When will you people learn.

Ummm... joke.

I think I'll be ok without the rehab, thanks for the advice though Birdy!!

Rehab's for quitters, quitting is for losers.

Only users lose drugs.

yeah, i think i''ll be okay as well. can i direct though?

I'd so drive right now if I went in for that kind of kinky stuff.

If you don't mind me asking, did you do anything that made them want to pull you over?

You're lucky you didn't hit anyone or injure yourself mate. At least you've learnt.