Drink Driving
#5
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Re: Drink Driving
Drink driving is one of the few unforgiveable crimes.
#6
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Re: Drink Driving
before you start on me .I dont drink alchol when Im driving.I end up being the sober choffer.
Last edited by betris; Sep 29th 2008 at 8:50 pm.
#7
Re: Drink Driving
Know quite a few people here that have been out and drink driving and at times the police just haven`t fined or arrested them. seems like speeding is far more serious here.
#8
Re: Drink Driving
Just a quick link to the Drink Drive/Points on your Spanish Licence in Spain.
If convicted in Spain and your Uk licence is taken away the Spanish Traffic do not stamp your licence re the offence but send it back to the DVLA however the good news is that the DVLA will just return it back to you clean.From 2010 the amount of alcohol found in your blood will be reduced from 0.5 which is about a small beer to 0.2 so you are better off not drinking at all.
http://www.spainvia.com/penaltypointslist0107.htm
If convicted in Spain and your Uk licence is taken away the Spanish Traffic do not stamp your licence re the offence but send it back to the DVLA however the good news is that the DVLA will just return it back to you clean.From 2010 the amount of alcohol found in your blood will be reduced from 0.5 which is about a small beer to 0.2 so you are better off not drinking at all.
http://www.spainvia.com/penaltypointslist0107.htm
#10
Re: Drink Driving
I have been stopped twice and breathalised - hadnt had a drop either time so was fine but they didnt ask to see paperwork, insurance or anything
someone else we know of was stoped over the limit, breathalised and just let go
another girl we know was stopped over the limit, 450€ and a ban for 3 month (if I rememebr right) which she could take when she wanted !! how crazy is that
#11
Re: Drink Driving
In the UK they take your license away from you, so no, you can't drive ANYWHERE during that time. Other countries might not do so. I know of someone who was stopped in France for being over the limit, BUT he continued to drive HGVs in the UK as they didn't tqke his license, and the last time I heard he had never been back to France for his court case, he just didn't go.
#12
Joined: Mar 2007
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Re: Drink Driving
In the UK they take your license away from you, so no, you can't drive ANYWHERE during that time. Other countries might not do so. I know of someone who was stopped in France for being over the limit, BUT he continued to drive HGVs in the UK as they didn't tqke his license, and the last time I heard he had never been back to France for his court case, he just didn't go.
#13
Re: Drink Driving
Assuming you mean they no longer have any valid license at all then it should be quiet obvious , no, because if you dont have a driving license then you cant legally drive in any country in the world, you could apply for a spanish one and pretend you were a learner and start from scratch but obviously that is illegal ,plus the Spanish authorities may contact the U.K. if youve been banned do your time and learn from your mistakes.
#14
Re: Drink Driving
Just a quick link to the Drink Drive/Points on your Spanish Licence in Spain.
If convicted in Spain and your Uk licence is taken away the Spanish Traffic do not stamp your licence re the offence but send it back to the DVLA however the good news is that the DVLA will just return it back to you clean.From 2010 the amount of alcohol found in your blood will be reduced from 0.5 which is about a small beer to 0.2 so you are better off not drinking at all.
http://www.spainvia.com/penaltypointslist0107.htm
If convicted in Spain and your Uk licence is taken away the Spanish Traffic do not stamp your licence re the offence but send it back to the DVLA however the good news is that the DVLA will just return it back to you clean.From 2010 the amount of alcohol found in your blood will be reduced from 0.5 which is about a small beer to 0.2 so you are better off not drinking at all.
http://www.spainvia.com/penaltypointslist0107.htm
#15
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Re: Drink Driving
Assuming you mean they no longer have any valid license at all then it should be quiet obvious , no, because if you dont have a driving license then you cant legally drive in any country in the world, you could apply for a spanish one and pretend you were a learner and start from scratch but obviously that is illegal ,plus the Spanish authorities may contact the U.K. if youve been banned do your time and learn from your mistakes.
I can speak from experience and not assumption. In the UK You are banned from driving only, not for holding a licence
Last edited by andyrich666; Sep 30th 2008 at 4:36 pm.