A police officer saw a motorist, the appellant, sitting in the driver’s seat of a car with keys in the ignition in the early hours of the morning, and smelt alcohol on his breath. The conversation which then took place between the officer and the offender was not under caution. The magistrates found it not to have been in breach of the Code of Practice.
Held: The finding was upheld by the Divisional Court.
Citations:
[1995] RTR 177
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – Ridehalgh, Regina (on the Application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 23-May-2005
The appellant a police officer had arrived at work having been drinking. A senior officer asked if he had driven to work. He replied yes, and on that basis had been convicted of driving with excess alcohol. He appealed saying that the question . .
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Road Traffic, Magistrates
Updated: 02 February 2022; Ref: scu.226697