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Drive ban for safety champ
By Dan Churcher
A councillor who championed road safety has been caught drink-driving.
Andy Gregory (49) of Park Lane, Southwell, appeared before Newark magistrates on Monday, when he admitted driving with excess alcohol.
He was fined £300, ordered to pay £34 costs and banned for a year, which will be reduced by three months if he completes a course.
The court heard Gregory was followed by Pc Mark McTiernan after leaving The Reindeer Inn, Westgate, Southwell at 11pm on April 20.
He visited the pub on his way home to his wife, who is eight months pregnant, after a meeting of Southwell Town Council.
Pc McTiernan stopped Gregory on Church Street after he failed to indicate and because he was driving over-cautiously.
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He smelt alcohol on his breath and a test found Gregory had 55mg of alcohol in 100ml of his breath, the legal limit being 35mg.
Mr Julian Bruce, defending, said Gregory felt he could no longer be involved with the community speed check campaign, launched earlier this month.
Under the scheme, volunteers use speed guns to catch speeders, who receive police warnings.
Mr Gregory was the co-ordinator in Southwell. Mr Bruce said Gregory hoped his position on Southwell Town council would be safe.
Mr Bruce told the court that as long as there was a limit to drink and drive, people would make errors.
He said Gregory would travel to Cottam Power Station near Retford, where he is an office manager, thanks to the help of a friend.
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By Dan Churcher
A councillor who championed road safety has been caught drink-driving.
Andy Gregory (49) of Park Lane, Southwell, appeared before Newark magistrates on Monday, when he admitted driving with excess alcohol.
He was fined £300, ordered to pay £34 costs and banned for a year, which will be reduced by three months if he completes a course.
The court heard Gregory was followed by Pc Mark McTiernan after leaving The Reindeer Inn, Westgate, Southwell at 11pm on April 20.
He visited the pub on his way home to his wife, who is eight months pregnant, after a meeting of Southwell Town Council.
Pc McTiernan stopped Gregory on Church Street after he failed to indicate and because he was driving over-cautiously.
Involved
He smelt alcohol on his breath and a test found Gregory had 55mg of alcohol in 100ml of his breath, the legal limit being 35mg.
Mr Julian Bruce, defending, said Gregory felt he could no longer be involved with the community speed check campaign, launched earlier this month.
Under the scheme, volunteers use speed guns to catch speeders, who receive police warnings.
Mr Gregory was the co-ordinator in Southwell. Mr Bruce said Gregory hoped his position on Southwell Town council would be safe.
Mr Bruce told the court that as long as there was a limit to drink and drive, people would make errors.
He said Gregory would travel to Cottam Power Station near Retford, where he is an office manager, thanks to the help of a friend.
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One of his "customer" seeking revenge? D Fender said:
He was fined £300, ordered to pay £34 costs and banned for a year, which will be reduced by three months if he completes a course.
What? At an alcohol rehabilitation clinic? A "How to control your vehicle after imbibing alcohol" course? A "How to get drunk and drive home without attracting the attentions of the BiB" course. Or a "How not to drive 'over-cautiously' course"?
One does wonder whether anyone who was not a politician would have the option of getting a drunk driving ban reduced from one year to nine months.
Isn't it amazing that this can happen, but few motorists are offered the option of 'driver training' courses after being a few miles per hour over the limit.
Councillor Gregory was 57% over the limit ... in speed terms that's: 47 in a 30, 63 in a 40, 79 in a 50, 94 in a 60 and 100 in a 70 ... but which is the greater risk?
Streaky
Edited to delete a spurious character and correct reduction period - S
>> Edited by streaky on Tuesday 3rd May 22:21
I can’t believe they went on record to state "Mr Bruce told the court that as long as there was a limit to drink and drive, people would make errors."
That seems to be a bit of a stupid thing to say when the speed enforcement schemes are based on limits which have no standardisation or any logic applied.
That seems to be a bit of a stupid thing to say when the speed enforcement schemes are based on limits which have no standardisation or any logic applied.
streaky said:
He was fined £300, ordered to pay £34 costs and banned for a year, which will be reduced by three months if he completes a course.
What? At an alcohol rehabilitation clinic? A "How to control your vehicle after imbibing alcohol" course? A "How to get drunk and drive home without attracting the attentions of the BiB" course. Or a "How not to drive 'over-cautiously' course"?
One does wonder whether anyone who was not a politicians would have the option of getting a drunk driving ban reduced from one year to three months.
Isn't it amazing that this can happen, but few motorists are offered the option of 'driver training' courses after being a few miles per hour over the limit.
Councillor Gregory was 57% over the limit ... in speed terms that's: 47 in a 30, 63 in a 40, 79 in a 50, 94 in a 60 and 100 in a 70 ... but which is the greater risk?
Streaky
I would question the legality of that you know.
The minimum mandatory ban for drunk driving is 12 months; the courts don't have the discretion to reduce that.
If a driver is found guilty on trial or pleads guilty at a diet, the court MUST ban them for at least 12 months.
Any thoughts DVD?
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