breathalyser France

Is it to self test before driving off or for the police to use on you if they suspect you are over the limit?

How long a life would one of these Kits have.

I can see them being stowed away and past their "use by date" when needed !
 
no rule to say you ever have to use one

it will probably be like when we had to have the security vests , my insurance company gave me a couple ...as they are expected to be about £1 or so in the shops , won't hurt too much either way
 
breath test kit

The article was in the Daily mail a week last Wednesday both on line and in print and comes into effect in November as from July the police are giving advice and ferries will have them for sale the advice I believe is to carry 2 units that are disposable just something else to add to the ever growing list that they want you to carry happy camping .
 
I wonder how long it will be before someone starts selling dodgy breathalyser kits that always read under the limit. The technology can't be that hard surely?
 
Northerner said:
And the point of that would be.....?
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I may be misunderstanding this thread. Either you have a breathalyser in your car to test yourself which. I'm assuming would then be useless or, you have it in the car for the police to test you. If the latter is the reason then a dodgy breathalyser would offer a person over the legal limit a lower reading. Does that make sense?
 
The answer to that lies in the first sentence of my previous post
 
jamesmarshall said:
I may be misunderstanding this thread. Either you have a breathalyser in your car to test yourself which. I'm assuming would then be useless or, you have it in the car for the police to test you. If the latter is the reason then a dodgy breathalyser would offer a person over the legal limit a lower reading. Does that make sense?
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You are misunderstanding the thread. Apart from which, can you imagine the law suits if a breathalyser was manufactured to deliberately under-read? You test yourself and drive off. You're then stopped by the police who test you with theirs and you are over the limit and lose your licence and your job. How can anyone conceive that a company could consider making a deliberately under-reading breathalyser? The mind boggles!
 
Northerner said:
You are misunderstanding the thread. Apart from which, can you imagine the law suits if a breathalyser was manufactured to deliberately under-read? You test yourself and drive off. You're then stopped by the police who test you with theirs and you are over the limit and lose your licence and your job. How can anyone conceive that a company could consider making a deliberately under-reading breathalyser? The mind boggles!
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In my experience, as fast as a law is enacted there is someone somewhere looking to avoid, ignore or circumvent it regardless of any possible cost to the life and limb of self or others. The point I was trying and failing to make was that someone somewhere will be looking to do just that. I don't believe for a minute that any reputable company would engage in such behaviour. With regard to your comment about losing license and job for driving whilst over the limit, that is happening somewhere right now.
Is your mind still boggling?
 
jamesmarshall said:
In my experience, as fast as a law is enacted there is someone somewhere looking to avoid, ignore or circumvent it regardless of any possible cost to the life and limb of self or others. The point I was trying and failing to make was that someone somewhere will be looking to do just that. I don't believe for a minute that any reputable company would engage in such behaviour. With regard to your comment about losing license and job for driving whilst over the limit, that is happening somewhere right now.
Is your mind still boggling?
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I really do not understand what the fact that someone may, at this moment, be losing their licence and job through drink driving, has got to do with this debate? No matter what the law some idiot will always ignore it but that doesn't make it a bad law!

And where is this circumvention of laws designed to protect life? When seat belts were introduced did someone make fake ones at half the price to make it look as though people were obeying the law? So perhaps you can explain how some clever person is trying to circumvent this law, perhaps by your original method of making breathalysers that deliberately under-read? Brilliant idea that!

Sorry, but my mind is boggling even more now!

Just to explain it again as you appear to have missed the whole point. You will be required to carry a breathalyser and, if you think that you may be over the limit, you should use it on yourself. If it's clear, you are safe to drive knowing that you are not breaking the law. It's purpose is to make people think before driving after drinking. If you are over the limit and you choose to ignore the reading and still drive you will face the consequences if stopped. If the police should then check and see that your personal breathalyser shows that you are over the limit, I suspect that the penalty will be much more severe, as you have driven in the full knowledge that you are over the limit.
 
Northerner said:
I really do not understand what the fact that someone may, at this moment, be losing their licence and job through drink driving, has got to do with this debate? No matter what the law some idiot will always ignore it but that doesn't make it a bad law!

And where is this circumvention of laws designed to protect life? When seat belts were introduced did someone make fake ones at half the price to make it look as though people were obeying the law? So perhaps you can explain how some clever person is trying to circumvent this law, perhaps by your original method of making breathalysers that deliberately under-read? Brilliant idea that!

Sorry, but my mind is boggling even more now!

Just to explain it again as you appear to have missed the whole point. You will be required to carry a breathalyser and, if you think that you may be over the limit, you should use it on yourself. If it's clear, you are safe to drive knowing that you are not breaking the law. It's purpose is to make people think before driving after drinking. If you are over the limit and you choose to ignore the reading and still drive you will face the consequences if stopped. If the police should then check and see that your personal breathalyser shows that you are over the limit, I suspect that the penalty will be much more severe, as you have driven in the full knowledge that you are over the limit.
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Thankyou for the clarification, I hope the mind boggling isn't permanent.
 
This is why you will need to carry Two ! ! !

As once you have self tested and driven away if the police stop you you will need to have one to show them "unused" and ready for the next time.

Remembering to replace it afterwards. !

People will always try to take thinks right up to the line......We all do.... With Drinking, up to the legal limit, by Driving up to the legal limit. HGV drivers up to the allocated hours, Parking in restricted areas, up to the deadline..... even some people with Sex.....Yes officers of course she's 16, "just" :scared:

If the limit was zero alcohol in the blood, nobody would have an excuse !
 
I've a brilliant option when I've had a skin full :cheers:, wife drives :drive: as she only drinks soft drinks when we go out, same as tonight :beer:.


John.
 
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