Drink Driving in UK Law

  • R v Petherick (Rosie Lee)
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 03 October 2012
    ... ... which was imposed for the offences of causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol in a case in which she had entered prompt ... truth to the probation officer about the amount that she had had to drink. Next, she was driving a car which had been refused an MOT certificate and ... ...
  • Nettleship v Weston
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 30 June 1971
    ... ... Weston and "any person driving the car with his permission" against liability at law for damages in ... the driver has never driven a car before, or has taken too much to drink, or has poor eyesight or hearings and, furthermore, that the passenger ... ...
  • R v Paul Maurice Needham and Others
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 28 April 2016
    ... ... legislation is to avoid offenders to have been disqualified from driving and to have had a custodial sentence imposed at the same time, serving all ... 34A RTOA which provides for a reduced disqualification period for drink drive offenders who have attended on a special course. That section ... ...
  • R v Boswell
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 19 June 1984
    ... ... approach to be adopted to cases of causing death by reckless driving and reckless driving itself ... 3 The offence is ... as some of the cases that come before the Court, it is plain that drink was the basis of the trouble ... 28 In his favour ... ...
  • R v Majewski
    • House of Lords
    • 13 April 1976
    ... ... had been called by the defence as to the effect of the drugs and drink the appellant had taken, the learned judge, in the absence of the jury ... reduced to common assault, and stealing a motor car to taking and driving it away without the owner's consent ... 48 On the ... ...
  • R v Beckford (Anthony)
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 21 December 1994
    ... ... appellant Ian Beckford was convicted of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs. Sentence was then adjourned ... ...
  • R v Moloney
    • House of Lords
    • 21 March 1985
    ... ... The party was a convivial one. Drink flowed freely. Both Patrick Moloney and the appellant drank a great deal ... order to eliminate cases of negligence or of careless or dangerous driving." ... 45 He said, at p. 334: "My Lords, ... ...
  • A.B. v South West Water Services Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 16 November 1992
    ... ... treatment works was of the right alkilinity and was safe to use and drink. The plaintiffs assert that that statement was unfounded and known to be ... where damages are brought for personal injuries in respect of driving. If the principle is right, a higher award of damages would be appropriate ... ...
  • Lion Laboratories Ltd v Evans
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 26 March 1984
    ... ... for testing the breath of drivers of motor vehicles suspected of driving with an alcoholic concentration above the limit prescribed by paragraph 12 ... utmost public interest, since the liability of a person accused of a drink-driving offence to disqualification, fine and even imprisonment, may ... ...
  • Sheldrake v DPP
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 24 February 2003
    ... ... the circumstances were such that there was no likelihood of his driving the vehicle whilst the proportion of alcohol in his breath, blood or urine ... ” was the lowest of the three charges relating to driving and drink: “Therefore a defendant can be “in charge” although ... ...
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