20-month drink-drive ban (From Daily Echo)
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20-month drink-drive ban
5:20pm Friday 16th November 2012 in News
20-month drink-drive ban
A WINCHESTER woman has been banned from driving for 20 months after police stopped her near her home.
Amanda Stewart, 30, of Milland Road, Highcliffe, was caught on October 14, Basingstoke Magistrates Court heard.
Stewart was more than double the drink drive limit, at 83mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
She later assaulted Pc Jane Beasley at North Walls police station. She admitted the charges.
Magistrates disqualified her for 20 months, fined her £100 with a victim surcharge of £20. For the assault she was fined £70.
The ban will be cut by 21 weeks if she passes an approved course.A WINCHESTER woman has been banned from driving for 20 months after police stopped her near her home.
Amanda Stewart, 30, of Milland Road, Highcliffe, was caught on October 14, Basingstoke Magistrates Court heard.
Stewart was more than double the drink drive limit, at 83mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
She later assaulted Pc Jane Beasley at North Walls police station. She admitted the charges.
Magistrates disqualified her for 20 months, fined her £100 with a victim surcharge of £20. For the assault she was fined £70.
The ban will be cut by 21 weeks if she passes an approved course.
Comments(11)
lovetheladies
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6:37pm Fri 16 Nov 12
bazzeroz
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6:38pm Fri 16 Nov 12
bazzeroz
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6:39pm Fri 16 Nov 12
lovetheladies wrote:If you're looking for a knee jerk reaction you got one.........w.anker!
She was just unlucky she got stopped... Felt her penalty was a bit harsh to tell ya the truth.....
lovetheladies
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7:10pm Fri 16 Nov 12
megacycle
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11:37pm Fri 16 Nov 12
megacycle
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11:55pm Fri 16 Nov 12
lovetheladies wrote:Why?? standard ban is 12 months per fail ie 24 for double over limit. fine relative to income.
She was just unlucky she got stopped... Felt her penalty was a bit harsh to tell ya the truth.....
that kind of luck will catch up with you eventually....
Ginger_cyclist
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12:15am Sat 17 Nov 12
megacycle wrote:Unless my fag was spiked, I think you're right.
I'm not that drunk but I seem to be reading double
Ginger_cyclist
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12:22am Sat 17 Nov 12
megacycle
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1:49am Sat 17 Nov 12
Ginger_cyclist wrote:don't you know smoking is bad for your health?
megacycle wrote:Unless my fag was spiked, I think you're right.
I'm not that drunk but I seem to be reading double
Ginger_cyclist
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1:37pm Sat 17 Nov 12
megacycle wrote:So is sitting on your arse all day which is why I cycle everywhere.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:don't you know smoking is bad for your health?
megacycle wrote:Unless my fag was spiked, I think you're right.
I'm not that drunk but I seem to be reading double
sotonbusdriver says...
6:20pm Fri 16 Nov 12
That is over twice the legal limit, and a killer on the loose....
There is NO excuse for being that high a reading other than didn't care....
The law needs to become more severe on drunk drivers...