Scottish Drink Drving Chages
Discussion
rewc said:
Perhaps he meant that you can drink and drive as long as you are not over the legal limit?
Which, of course, isn't what is generally meant by "drink-drive", and clearly wasn't what was meant in the context...Let me rephrase, if we're going to be pedantic :-
TooMany2cvs said:
It's really not a very hard concept - driving with a blood-alcohol level above the permitted limit is not legal anywhere in the UK.
TooMany2cvs said:
Which, of course, isn't what is generally meant by "drink-drive", and clearly wasn't what was meant in the context...
Context ?Drink driving means exactly that, and it is legal to drink alcohol and drive, it could of course be argued that drink drive could mean a soft drink, but that would be out of context.
Regardless my opinion of the new limit soon to be applied in Scotland remains the same.
If I get done for drink driving in Scotland for having 70mg in my blood (10mg under the English limit) will I receive a ban in England?
If yes, Can you explain why? if I get nicked in Poland I don't get a ban in England!
By the way...I don't make a habit of drink driving....just interested in Scotland's new law!
If yes, Can you explain why? if I get nicked in Poland I don't get a ban in England!
By the way...I don't make a habit of drink driving....just interested in Scotland's new law!
Lordbenny said:
If I get done for drink driving in Scotland for having 70mg in my blood (10mg under the English limit) will I receive a ban in England?
If yes, Can you explain why?
If I get banned for 60mph in a 20 limit, will my ban still apply on the motorway, where the limit is 70? Is so, why?If yes, Can you explain why?
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Friday 5th December 11:15
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Friday 5th December 12:16
Lordbenny said:
If I get done for drink driving in Scotland for having 70mg in my blood (10mg under the English limit) will I receive a ban in England?
If yes, Can you explain why? if I get nicked in Poland I don't get a ban in England!
By the way...I don't make a habit of drink driving....just interested in Scotland's new law!
Due to the current mutual recognition of driving bans treaty If you get caught drink driving in Eire where the limit is also 50 mg , that ban is recognised by the DVLA so you would be banned in the UK for an offence in a completely different country. So why wouldn't a Scottish ban also apply? It's really not that difficult.If yes, Can you explain why? if I get nicked in Poland I don't get a ban in England!
By the way...I don't make a habit of drink driving....just interested in Scotland's new law!
Nos Es Spurius said:
Due to the current mutual recognition of driving bans treaty If you get caught drink driving in Eire where the limit is also 50 mg , that ban is recognised by the DVLA so you would be banned in the UK for an offence in a completely different country. So why wouldn't a Scottish ban also apply? It's really not that difficult.
Have you got a list of countries that are signed up to this 'driving bans treaty'?TwigtheWonderkid said:
If I get banned for 60mph in a 20 limit, will my ban still apply on the motorway, where the limit is 70? Is so, why?
If your going to make a sarky 'rolled eyes' jibe then at least use an analogy that works and isn't edited a couple of times before you think you're being clever!Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Friday 5th December 11:15
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Friday 5th December 12:16
Lordbenny said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
If I get banned for 60mph in a 20 limit, will my ban still apply on the motorway, where the limit is 70? Is so, why?
If your going to make a sarky 'rolled eyes' jibe then at least use an analogy that works and isn't edited a couple of times before you think you're being clever!Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Friday 5th December 11:15
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Friday 5th December 12:16
If you're serious, then a speeding ban (60 in a 20 limit) shouldn't apply in places where the speed you were doing would have been legal (motorways).
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Why doesn't my analogy work? You seem to be suggesting that a drink drive ban (in Scotland) maybe shouldn't apply in places where the level of alcohol you got done for would have been legal (England, Wales, N.I.)
Possibly, I think, as it has already been suggested, that this may well go to an English test court hearing.TwigtheWonderKid] said:
If you're serious, then a speeding ban (60 in a 20 limit) shouldn't apply in places where the speed you were doing would have been legal (motorways).
Don't be rediculous!Lordbenny said:
Don't be rediculous!
The word is ridiculous. And why is it ridiculous? Can you perhaps articulate your thought process. You may well be right, but at the moment I'm struggling to see the meaningful difference between the two scenarios.You are punished for exceeding a particular limit (drink or speed) where that limit applies. The punishment should still apply even in places where the limit is higher. Seems obvious to me.
Nos Es Spurius said:
Due to the current mutual recognition of driving bans treaty If you get caught drink driving in Eire where the limit is also 50 mg , that ban is recognised by the DVLA so you would be banned in the UK for an offence in a completely different country. .
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