The Most Bizarre Cases of Drink Driving
With Christmas around the corner, the festive season is a time where many motorists can let their guard down and decide to drive after having more than they should have.
A few people have demonstrated a particular disregard for road safety by attempting to use an alternative mode of transport. This article reveals some of Britain's most famous and strangest drink driving charges in the most bizarre forms of transport:
The top four strangest drink driving claims
1. The motorised beer cooler
Welsh rugby player Any Powell shocked the nation when he decided to take his Six Nations celebrations onto the road in the form of a golf caddy. Police arrested him at a petrol station after finding him well over the drinking limit. However in this case Powell couldn't be charged with drink driving as a caddy isn't recognised as a motorised vehicle. Instead South Wales police charged him for 'driving a mechanically propelled vehicle whilst unfit through drink' under the Road Traffic Act of 1998.
2. The toy car getaway
An OAP was spotted by policemen after driving his mobility scooter erratically on a main road. Once the old man finally stopped, police breathalysed him and recorded a reading of 125 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - four times over the legal limit. The pensioner was prosecuted for being drunk in charge of a motorised bicycle and was ordered to pay a total of 175.
3. The father found driving his daughter's toy car
After a few too many Paul Hutton thought it would be a good idea to show a neighbour his daughter's Barbie toy car that he and his son had been working on for several years. After barely making it down the road, police found him attempting to drive the electric toy and decided to pull him aside. However Mr Hutton had other ideas and after an incredibly slow get away attempt, he decided to finally admit defeat. Hutton accepted his drink driving offences and was given a three-year ban from driving.
4. The golf caddy celebration
A pensioner was breathalysed by a policeman after he was spotted driving his electric-powered scooter erratically. The breathalyser reading showed 125 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - almost four times over the legal limit. However unlike a golf caddy, mobility scooters are defined in law as motor vehicles and so the OAP was prosecuted for being drunk in charge of a motorised bicycle. He was order to pay a 75 fine and 100 costs.
These examples are obviously cases where the drivers had no consideration for the law. However if you are facing a charge for a borderline drink driving offence and believe you have a legitimate case, the first thing you should do is contact a solicitor.
A few people have demonstrated a particular disregard for road safety by attempting to use an alternative mode of transport. This article reveals some of Britain's most famous and strangest drink driving charges in the most bizarre forms of transport:
The top four strangest drink driving claims
1. The motorised beer cooler
Welsh rugby player Any Powell shocked the nation when he decided to take his Six Nations celebrations onto the road in the form of a golf caddy. Police arrested him at a petrol station after finding him well over the drinking limit. However in this case Powell couldn't be charged with drink driving as a caddy isn't recognised as a motorised vehicle. Instead South Wales police charged him for 'driving a mechanically propelled vehicle whilst unfit through drink' under the Road Traffic Act of 1998.
2. The toy car getaway
An OAP was spotted by policemen after driving his mobility scooter erratically on a main road. Once the old man finally stopped, police breathalysed him and recorded a reading of 125 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - four times over the legal limit. The pensioner was prosecuted for being drunk in charge of a motorised bicycle and was ordered to pay a total of 175.
3. The father found driving his daughter's toy car
After a few too many Paul Hutton thought it would be a good idea to show a neighbour his daughter's Barbie toy car that he and his son had been working on for several years. After barely making it down the road, police found him attempting to drive the electric toy and decided to pull him aside. However Mr Hutton had other ideas and after an incredibly slow get away attempt, he decided to finally admit defeat. Hutton accepted his drink driving offences and was given a three-year ban from driving.
4. The golf caddy celebration
A pensioner was breathalysed by a policeman after he was spotted driving his electric-powered scooter erratically. The breathalyser reading showed 125 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - almost four times over the legal limit. However unlike a golf caddy, mobility scooters are defined in law as motor vehicles and so the OAP was prosecuted for being drunk in charge of a motorised bicycle. He was order to pay a 75 fine and 100 costs.
These examples are obviously cases where the drivers had no consideration for the law. However if you are facing a charge for a borderline drink driving offence and believe you have a legitimate case, the first thing you should do is contact a solicitor.
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