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Lordbenny
Original Poster
5,101 posts
89 months
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A 'friend' of mine (female) was staying in Manchester hotel with another friend (female). They went out for the evening to a party and had a great night out returning to the hotel in the early hours after consuming the kind of amount of alcohol expected for the occasion! After returning to their room and getting changed into their pyjamas she wanted to make a call but realised that her phone was dead, Unfortunately her phone charger was in her car outside the hotel! So, she decided to quickly run down to her car to get it..... She ran through the hotel lobby outside to her car, opened the car (Still in her pajamas!) grabbed her phone charger....only to turn round and see a copper infront of her, hand on shoulder and the words 'your nicked for being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle' where spouted out! Apparently the concierge had phoned the old bill when they saw her leave the hotel with her keys in hand (IN HER PYJAMAS!!!). She was taken to the police station, not allowed to make a call, still in her pyjamas, and eventually convicted of being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle!.....18 month ban! Just thought I'd let you know this story, it makes my pi  ss boil but it is also a reminder to us all about not returning to your car after a night on the lash! Even if it is something as innocent as getting a phone charger out of your motor!
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muffinmenace
644 posts
58 months
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When do we get the rest of the story?
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R300will
3,622 posts
21 months
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Bulls t. No way the coppers can get there as fast as she can get to the car and grab a charger out of it.
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Eighteeteewhy
6,441 posts
38 months
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CampDavid
7,843 posts
68 months
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muffinmenace said: When do we get the rest of the story? Indeed. 18 months for that seems mildly unlikely
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englisharcher
1,552 posts
34 months
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Not that I don't believe the story, but...
In the time it took her to get from the lobby, to her car, the police had been called, dispatched, and arrived.
I find that hard to believe.
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fozzymandeus
679 posts
16 months
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No, this is how the law is executed.
I know someone who served an 18 month ban for being asleep, sauced, in the passenger seat of his own car.
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eltax91
4,354 posts
76 months
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englisharcher said: Not that I don't believe the story, but...
In the time it took her to get from the lobby, to her car, the police had been called, dispatched, and arrived.
I find that hard to believe. This. More to this story. She was probably in the driving seat, engine running for the heaters and phone plugged into cig socket
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R300will
3,622 posts
21 months
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fozzymandeus said: No, this is how the law is executed.
I know someone who served an 18 month ban for being asleep, sauced, in the passenger seat of his own car. Passenger seat means you aren't in control of the car, i'm also calling bulls t on that too. No way they could make that stick in court.
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Lordbenny
Original Poster
5,101 posts
89 months
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Bloody 'El, Im only relaying the story I was told, literally 3 hours ago. I dont know how the old bill got there so quickly, maybe the police station was next door, maybe she had to route around the glove compartment to find it. Maybe, she stopped off en route to 'knock one out'!!!
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falkster
4,159 posts
73 months
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Not doubting its happened but police getting there instantly when everyone can give examples of when the police have been phoned and it takes an age for them to get to an emergency rather than something like this.
If I just so happened to be tiddly getting my charger out of my car I would be getting it out of the passenger side as theyre usually in the glove box or atleast centre console. You would have you jacksy poking out of the car and not be sat in (not saying she was sat in the car), so there seems shes either adjusting the truth or she has an awesome defence.
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Shaw Tarse
19,324 posts
73 months
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Lordbenny said: Bloody 'El, Im only relaying the story I was told, literally 3 hours ago. I dont know how the old bill got there so quickly, maybe the police station was next door, maybe she had to route around the glove compartment to find it. Maybe, she stopped off en route to 'knock one out'!!! When did this happen?
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Lordbenny
Original Poster
5,101 posts
89 months
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xRIEx
1,519 posts
18 months
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Lordbenny said: February...M'Lord! It's pretty cold in February - how thick were her pyjamas? Or had she slung her coat over the top?
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Lordbenny
Original Poster
5,101 posts
89 months
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xRIEx said: It's pretty cold in February - how thick were her pyjamas? Or had she slung her coat over the top? To be honest she was actually wearing a pyjama top and pyjama 'shorties' whatever they are! 
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supersingle
2,095 posts
89 months
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R300will said: Passenger seat means you aren't in control of the car, i'm also calling bulls t on that too. No way they could make that stick in court. It happens all the time.
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sunbeam alpine
2,058 posts
58 months
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Back in 1996 I had a very similar experience. A friend was visiting for the weekend, left his car parked on the street, and went to get a packet of fags from his car after we came back from the pub.
Despite the fact that I stood up in court for him to attest to the fact that he was staying with us for the weekend and had no intention of driving, he also got a year's ban.
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Lordbenny
Original Poster
5,101 posts
89 months
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R300will said: Passenger seat means you aren't in control of the car, i'm also calling bulls t on that too. No way they could make that stick in court. If you've got the keys and your in the car, you're in control and 'you're nicked'!!!
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fozzymandeus
679 posts
16 months
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R300will said: fozzymandeus said: No, this is how the law is executed.
I know someone who served an 18 month ban for being asleep, sauced, in the passenger seat of his own car. Passenger seat means you aren't in control of the car, i'm also calling bulls t on that too. No way they could make that stick in court. I cannot prove it with a custard photo, but it's certainly true.
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firman
1,379 posts
63 months
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fozzymandeus said: No, this is how the law is executed.
I know someone who served an 18 month ban for being asleep, sauced, in the passenger seat of his own car. I also know someone who got an 18 month ban for sleeping in the car whilst under the influence, because he was in possesion of his keys he was in control of the vehicle so they made it stick!
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