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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: BertB Date: December 19, 2025, 4:08 am
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For a guilty plea, neither.
Absent any other aggravating circumstances you haven't
mentioned, at that level you are unlikely to be looking at a
custodial sentence so I would save your money for taxis.
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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: NewJudge Date: December 19, 2025, 5:18 am
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The duty solicitor will be available to you as the offence can
carry a custodial sentence (even though it will not in your
case). However, you would be wasting his/her time and yours.
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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: Prakasva Date: December 20, 2025, 3:22 am
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Any other way that driving ban could be reduced?
No aggregation, I was alone in car, no reckless driving, charge
sheet mentions that my reading was 57mg. There is nothing else
mentioned.
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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: Brenda_R2 Date: December 20, 2025, 3:27 am
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[quote author=Prakasva link=topic=9178.msg103294#msg103294
date=1766222546]
Any other way that driving ban could be reduced?
No aggregation, I was alone in car, no reckless driving, charge
sheet mentions that my reading was 57mg. There is nothing else
mentioned.
[/quote]
Sentencing guidelines HERE
HTML https://sentencingcouncil.org.uk/guidelines/excess-alcohol-driveattempt-to-drive-revised-2017/
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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: Prakasva Date: December 20, 2025, 4:24 am
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Thank you.
How to do present my financial situation for fine?
Also, can I tell court that I can do volunteering service to
court during weekends not impacting my day job?
Should I prepare a written note on my plea? And read / present
to judge?
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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: roythebus Date: December 20, 2025, 5:27 am
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I doubt that will make any difference. You'll certainly get a
year's ban no matter what you say.If you're offered the course
that could reduce the ban. Don't drive to the court if you have
to attend, you won't be driving back.
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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: Prakasva Date: December 20, 2025, 5:55 am
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Also, can I plea guilty earlier than the court hearing date?
Does that help me to reduce the length of ban?
#Post#: 103307--------------------------------------------------
Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: Southpaw82 Date: December 20, 2025, 6:38 am
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No.
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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: NewJudge Date: December 20, 2025, 6:55 am
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[quote]How to do present my financial situation for
fine?[/quote]
If you have received court papers you should have been provided
with a form (called “MC100”) to complete. If not you will be
asked to provide details on the day. Here is the guidance to
that form together with a copy:
HTML https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5aa6b46aed915d4f595c551e/mc100-eng.pdf
[quote]Also, can I tell court that I can do volunteering service
to court during weekends not impacting my day job?[/quote]
You can, but for what purpose? The court must disqualify you for
a minimum of twelve months. It doesn’t matter what you do at the
weekends. There is no alternative to that.
[quote]Should I prepare a written note on my plea? And read /
present to judge?
[/quote]
What do you want the court to hear?
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Re: Drink and Drive 57 mg
By: Prakasva Date: December 20, 2025, 8:10 am
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Also, can I plea guilty earlier than my scheduling hearing? Will
that reflect any good on me? If I can do, how to do?
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