New Drug Drive Tests

[PAULJ5555]

I was reading some news about the new drug drive tests that are now out. These tests include prescription drugs as well soft/hard drugs.

You can be done for having a certain level of the drug in you even if you are not under the influence. This seems the same as drink driving but with DD you can buy home tests or work out the units and the approx time the body gets rid of the units.
Is there any guidance for joe public to go by, i think quite a few people will get caught out by this.

[PAULJ5555]

Back on topic

If you got spiked or took drugs the effects could only last a few hours but you could still be over their limit the next day. I think drugs stay in the system longer than booze.

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Phatboy317 said:

Forget the "morning after" drivers, it now looks like we're on course to have "week after" drivers.

Edited by Phatboy317 on Wednesday 4th March 07:15

So if you were spiked with drugs on friday night and the effects only last for 5/6 hours you could still get done 24/36/100 hours after for having it in your system, even though the effects have worn off and you are fit to drive even being able to pass an impairment test perfectly.

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JulianHJ said:

http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2015/03/02/brig...

Not knowing the details but he could well be fit to drive just have it in his system.

I cant see the split from being unfit to drive and just having it in your system from days before.

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Bigyoke said:

A driver in excess of the statutory limit should be prosecuted with that offence rather than unfit, so the morning after or a month later shouldn't matter, if you're over the limit you're over it.

Over the limit but sober and fit to drive with no danger to anyone.

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Jon1967x said:

Over the limit but sober doesn't compute in my head.

Either way, its an absolute, measurable line that means we can easily prosecute the over the limit that do pose a danger to others.

Compute this - If you take weed at 7pm monday (the effects last around 4-7 hours), you get pulled 2 days after (Wednesday) that person is 100% sober but over the limit. This is because it stays in the body longer even after the effects have worn off.

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StottyEvo said:

Just been speaking to a pal and he actually said he may have to review his weed smoking due to the new laws.

Although now he's just said he'll have to "have 2pints, 2 burns of a spliff and a 1/8 of a valium tablet and off I go"

Said in humour, don't worry. Although I sensed an underlying truth...

I bet you would be impaired if you took the legal limit of booze, weed, coke, speed, valium and all the rest together - not fit to drive but under the legal limits.