New driver was over alcohol limit

[the wombats]

A newly-qualified driver on Teesside has lost his licence after being caught driving over the alcohol limit only one day after passing his test. The 19-year-old from Redcar had gone out drinking and after a short sleep drove to collect a friend.
He was stopped by police, breathalysed, and found to be twice the legal limit.
A few days later he appeared before Guisborough Magistrates' Court charged with drink-driving and was disqualified for 12 months.
He was also fined £150 plus £45 costs.
Insp Eric Robinson, head of Cleveland's road policing unit, said: "This incredible case is possibly the shortest length of time that anyone has ever held a driving licence and is a sobering thought for other drivers who think they will be OK to drive after a night out.
"This incident shows that we constantly look out for any driver who we suspect is under the influence of drink or drugs and deal with them accordingly."



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hahahaha that's so un ******* lucky. how do you manage to lose your licence within 24hrs?

[:Hazel]

omg thats just bad luck, did he walk under a ladder or something before his test?

[Charlie]

Haha. That's one way to celebrate getting your lisence.

[RedStratocas]

I guess thats not as common in the UK then. I hear of stuff like that all the time over here, haha. They hammer 'dont drink and drive' in our heads for hours during driver's ed.

[the wombats]

I guess thats not as common in the UK then. I hear of stuff like that all the time over here, haha. They hammer 'dont drink and drive' in our heads for hours during driver's ed.

people lose their licence all the time. just not the next day.

[benjamin]

i'm not going to say unlucky, because it serves his own damn right.

[Browney]

Drink driving does happen quite alot in the UK. Just not the day after, haha.

[Bef]

Gutted. My mates brother lost his liscense the day after he forked out about a grand for insurence.

[clarissa !!]

his own fault.