A teenage motorcyclist has been banned from the road after he was caught over the drink-drive limit just one day after he passed his test.
Jason Richards, 18, of Beccles, Suffolk, passed his motorbike test last Friday, but the next day he was pulled over by police and found to have 44 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35.
Police today said they believed the driving ban to be the quickest ever recorded in Suffolk.
Richards admitted driving while over the limit and was banned from the roads from a year, reduced to nine months if he takes part in a drink-driver rehabilitation course.
He was also fined £100 and ordered to pay £60 costs when he appeared before Lowestoft Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
After the hearing Richards said he was a 'bit gutted' and felt stupid for not realising he was over the limit, three hours after having three pints at lunchtime.
"If I had known I was over the limit I would never have done it. I am a bit gutted really. I had only had my licence 28 hours".
Sargent Steve Knight, of the Halesworth Road policing unit in Suffolk, said: "This is the quickest I have known someone be caught after passing their test and it sends a strong message that, regardless of your age and experience, you will be prosecuted when you are caught drinking and driving."
Edukation, edukation, edukation?
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I can see where the mistake came from -- people are told that the body gets rid of one unit of alcohol per hour.
This kid looks to have made the mistake of assuming one pint = one unit.
Understandable, but still stupid. Just as well he didn't hurt anyone.
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I can see where the mistake came from -- people are told that the body gets rid of one unit of alcohol per hour. This kid looks to have made the mistake of assuming one pint = one unit.
Obviously people vary, and we don't know things like his weight etc, but I would have thought that even if he did have 3 pints (presumeably over an hour or so) then 3 hours later he ought to me marginal at worst. I suspect there's something wrong with either his timing, or the amount he drank.
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I suspect there's something wrong with either his timing, or the amount he drank.
A lot also depends on what he drank. Some high-alcohol beers can have 3 to 4 units per pint. In those circumstances he'd have consumed 9-12 units, and would therefore possibly still have 3-6 units still in the bloodstream (one to two or three pints of "ordinary" lager). Not all beer is made the same.
I don't take any chances personally. If I drink at all it's in the evening, and I never drive the same day.
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"over the drink-drive limit just one day after he passed his test."
Celebrating passing his test?
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You often hear of young kids prosecuted for joyriding and being disqualified from driving for a year. I've always found this most bizarre!
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Yeshhh, I'sh only 'ad free pints ... hic.
"The cheque is in the post"
"Of course I love you"
I can never remember the third one.
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"Of course I love you"
and I love you Mickey
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I had one pupil banned after three weeks when he hit a roundabout whilst tired and emotional. I also taught a girl who pointed out the spot where she hit a taxi and broke her leg on the way home after passing her motorcycle test. It was about 200 yards from the test centre.
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