UK only; What do they look for in a DVLA medical to get your driving licence bac!
Question: UK only; What do they look for in a DVLA medical to get your driving licence back!?
Replies from any other country that Britain are unlikely to be of assistance as this relates to UK drink driving law!.
I have to take a dvla medical to get my licence back after a ban!. (Before anyone lectures me I already know drink driving is a bad thing!. Even British policemen go to court for drink driving offences but, because their colleagues down at the ir police station fix the testing for them they are able to get off on technicalities because proper tersting procedures are, probably deliberately, not followed and frinedly information is passed to the solicitor of the police officer before it goes to court!. See the story from a newspaper at the end of this thread)!.
As to the medical, i know that part of it consists of a blood test, presumably some kind of a liver function test!. DO THEY CHECK SERUM GAMMA GLUTAMYL LEVELS IN THE BLOOD AND IF SO DO YOU FAIL IF IT IS ABOVE A CERTAIN LEVEL!? If so, what is that level!?
Policeman Gets Off Drink Driving Story;
PC walks free in drink-drive case
Friday, September 19, 2008, 09:12
A TORBAY policeman has walked free from court after a drink drive case against him was dropped due to a technicality!.
Former traffic officer PC Frank Wilson was involved in a crash at Shiphay in Torquay on February 16 and charged with drink driving and driving without due care and attention!.
But magistrates in Plymouth dismissed the case against him last week!.
The Crown Prosecution Service has revealed it is considering appealing against the court decision!.
Today Newton Abbot couple Ray (inset) and Amanda Davies, who suffered whiplash injuries and whose car was written off in the accident with Pc Wilson, who was off duty at the time, said they were disgusted with the outcome!. It is understood the drink driving charge was dismissed over a technicality as a blood alcohol test taken from PC Wilson could not be used in evidence for legal reasons!.
But PC Wilson was acquitted on the driving without due care and attention charge on the evidence considered by the court!.
Mr Davies, 44, said: "My wife was found guilty of drink driving a couple of years ago and she was arrested on the spot!. This is so unbelievable!.
"I just feel disgusted with the whole process!."
The court case file was produced by officers in Torbay and then handed to a neighbouring crown prosecution service to take to court for independence!.
A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: "This case followed standard practice where a serving police officer is accused of an offence!. The preparation of the case was transferred from Devon and Cornwall CPS to Avon and Somerset CPS and the trial was moved to Plymouth Magistrates' Court where the defendant would not be known to the magistrates!. Following legal argument, the court agreed with the defence's application and the defendant was acquitted!. We are now considering our next steps in consultation with the police and counsel!."
It has been revealed PC Wilson is now working for CID on 'restricted duties'!.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We are awaiting the return of the full case file so we can liaise with CPS and we will take whatever action is necessary having had that in relation to this case!.
"The officer remains on restricted duties pending the outcome of this review!."
Torbay police commander Supt Chris Singer said: "We do need to go through the file and find out why the case was dismissed until we have done that I am not in a position to comment any further!."
Mr Davies says his car was spun 190 degrees in the accident and his car suffered extensive damage!. "Amanda was in the passenger seat at the time!. Only 15 minutes earlier we had our four-week-old grandson in the car but luckily we had just dropped him home!.
"We both suffered whiplash and the car was a complete write-off!."
From plymouth Herald newspaper
http://www!.thisisplymouth!.co!.uk/news/PC-!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have to take a dvla medical to get my licence back after a ban!. (Before anyone lectures me I already know drink driving is a bad thing!. Even British policemen go to court for drink driving offences but, because their colleagues down at the ir police station fix the testing for them they are able to get off on technicalities because proper tersting procedures are, probably deliberately, not followed and frinedly information is passed to the solicitor of the police officer before it goes to court!. See the story from a newspaper at the end of this thread)!.
As to the medical, i know that part of it consists of a blood test, presumably some kind of a liver function test!. DO THEY CHECK SERUM GAMMA GLUTAMYL LEVELS IN THE BLOOD AND IF SO DO YOU FAIL IF IT IS ABOVE A CERTAIN LEVEL!? If so, what is that level!?
Policeman Gets Off Drink Driving Story;
PC walks free in drink-drive case
Friday, September 19, 2008, 09:12
A TORBAY policeman has walked free from court after a drink drive case against him was dropped due to a technicality!.
Former traffic officer PC Frank Wilson was involved in a crash at Shiphay in Torquay on February 16 and charged with drink driving and driving without due care and attention!.
But magistrates in Plymouth dismissed the case against him last week!.
The Crown Prosecution Service has revealed it is considering appealing against the court decision!.
Today Newton Abbot couple Ray (inset) and Amanda Davies, who suffered whiplash injuries and whose car was written off in the accident with Pc Wilson, who was off duty at the time, said they were disgusted with the outcome!. It is understood the drink driving charge was dismissed over a technicality as a blood alcohol test taken from PC Wilson could not be used in evidence for legal reasons!.
But PC Wilson was acquitted on the driving without due care and attention charge on the evidence considered by the court!.
Mr Davies, 44, said: "My wife was found guilty of drink driving a couple of years ago and she was arrested on the spot!. This is so unbelievable!.
"I just feel disgusted with the whole process!."
The court case file was produced by officers in Torbay and then handed to a neighbouring crown prosecution service to take to court for independence!.
A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: "This case followed standard practice where a serving police officer is accused of an offence!. The preparation of the case was transferred from Devon and Cornwall CPS to Avon and Somerset CPS and the trial was moved to Plymouth Magistrates' Court where the defendant would not be known to the magistrates!. Following legal argument, the court agreed with the defence's application and the defendant was acquitted!. We are now considering our next steps in consultation with the police and counsel!."
It has been revealed PC Wilson is now working for CID on 'restricted duties'!.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We are awaiting the return of the full case file so we can liaise with CPS and we will take whatever action is necessary having had that in relation to this case!.
"The officer remains on restricted duties pending the outcome of this review!."
Torbay police commander Supt Chris Singer said: "We do need to go through the file and find out why the case was dismissed until we have done that I am not in a position to comment any further!."
Mr Davies says his car was spun 190 degrees in the accident and his car suffered extensive damage!. "Amanda was in the passenger seat at the time!. Only 15 minutes earlier we had our four-week-old grandson in the car but luckily we had just dropped him home!.
"We both suffered whiplash and the car was a complete write-off!."
From plymouth Herald newspaper
http://www!.thisisplymouth!.co!.uk/news/PC-!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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can't help you on that, but don't understand why you would need to know that info if you don't take drugs or drink excessively, unless you have a problem and are looking for a way to bypass the law, as for the news story it's not just a few police that get away with it a lot of the general public do too, you just don't hear about them!.
i personally don't believe the penalty is stiff enough for drug or drink drive offences as there is no excuse for either, whoever you are!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i personally don't believe the penalty is stiff enough for drug or drink drive offences as there is no excuse for either, whoever you are!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
http://www!.yourdrivinglicence!.co!.uk/how-!.!.!.
this only says it checks to see if YOUR fit to drive!.!.!.!.!.
this site has a forum which may be of more help to you
http://www!.drinkdriving!.org/drink_drivin!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
this only says it checks to see if YOUR fit to drive!.!.!.!.!.
this site has a forum which may be of more help to you
http://www!.drinkdriving!.org/drink_drivin!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com