How would I be tested for drink driving?

If the police want to investigate whether you are drinking and driving, they will carry out a screening breath test at the roadside. If you fail this test, you’ll be taken to a police station and given a final breath test. You will need to provide two more breath specimens into a complex breathalyser. The lower of the two readings is used to decide whether or not you are above the limit.

If the evidential breath sample is up to 40% over the limit you have the right to replace your breath specimen with blood or urine. If your evidential samples show that you are over the limit, you will be charged.

The police are allowed to stop any vehicle at their discretion, and will often set up drink driving checkpoints over periods such as Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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