Drinking alcohol in your motorhome

potentially a bit worrying,but i tend to think the courts would look a bit differently at someone in bed in a motorhome, as opposed to sitting at the wheel in a car ,if he'd had the sense to lie in the back ,the outcome may have been different !
 
If he was intending to sleep in the car why sit in the drivers seat
 
A mate of mine got nicked a few years back for a similar offence, he was asleep at the wheel he had a job trying to get away with saying he hadn't driven as they found him in the middle of a roundabout
 
The court heard that Graham had been convicted of a similar offence in 2008.


Either he hasn't learnt anything or someone is out to nail him, but you don't always make the best decisions in life when pissed. :cheers:
 
P McClure said:
Would this not be the same as sitting in the drivers seat with a beer/wine in your hand whilst parked up for the night?
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Arguably it is.

Seems a somewhat grey area, dependent on lots of factors (including the bobby).

That said, I'd have thought sitting in the drivers seat with alcohol would be best avoided. Possibly less of an issue if the seat has been spun to face inwards.
 
n brown said:
potentially a bit worrying,but i tend to think the courts would look a bit differently at someone in bed in a motorhome, as opposed to sitting at the wheel in a car ,if he'd had the sense to lie in the back ,the outcome may have been different !
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nop a chap i know got dun he was asleep in the back of his car, keys in pocket.
i also had a uncle fined as he had the keys on him and the car was on bangor main st ,charge ,drunk in charge be warned.
 
So where do they draw the line.

"I'm sorry but you are being charged with having sex whilst drunk (and simmering a stew) with the telly on, all whilst in charge of your vehicle.":raofl:
 
Another pointer

He was parked up on a road.

There has been another post similar to this one..
No hard and fast rules but

1 Being off road and preferably out of sight
2 Drivers seat swivelled
3 Steering wheel lock on
4 Keys put away
5 Silver Screens in place
6 All doors locked


Any 3 from 6

Should (?) provide sufficient reasons for the police not to bother

And the winner is ..No7 ...No clothes on and in bed !
 
the guy asked for it , the magistrate was tough but fair

Look in other threads I think this subject has been done to death

rich
 
unable to drive

if you are going to have any alcohol, and you want to be sure that you will be judged unable to drive, you have to give your keys and spare keys to the possession of someone else who will hold them until a given time, then the law cannot say you can drive. I know agroup of lorry drivers used this mehod previously. For example several motorhomers at a meet wanting to drink alcohol nominate one to hold the keys until a given time next day.............steve bristol
 
Yes the law is an ass on this one.

May as well convict everyone walking on the streets of rape. After all, we've all got the equipment and we MIGHT use it ;)
 
Barrow

Eldest daughter lives in Dalton, I took her to Barrow last week and called for a drink. Ended up being a pub crawl,so we decided to take a taxi back to her house. Don't know why as niether of us had driven a taxi before. Question is what do we do with this taxi as it is blocking her drive?
 
If your vehicle is made with 'overnight' facilities, then it surely would be more difficult to press charges against someone in their camper with a drink in their hand.
As has already been mentioned, keys out of the ignition and put out of sight with no indication of the vehicle about to be driven should avert any confrontation with the law.
 
Innocent until proven guilty comes to mind, no different to charging the binge drinkers before they enter a pub. We all know they go out with the intention of getting as drunk as a skunk but unfortunately the police cannot charge them for drunk and disorderly conduct until they are actually drunk and disorderly. To be honest I don't drink so don't give a toss about it lol !
 
Both my wife and I are insured to drive our motorhome, who would they say was going to drive it?
We always set our van up for the evening before we have a drink, windscreen blind drawn, straps across front doors, keys hanging up bed made, job done. Never anticipating having a problem with the police regards this matter.

Drew
 
I think it would be a long shot to be arrested in a parked up motorhome.

Has anybody ever been arrested for being over the limit in this situation? Be interesting to know and what the circumstances were.

Methinks paranoia is creeping in, boys.... relax! ;)
 
mariesnowgoose said:
I think it would be a long shot to be arrested in a parked up motorhome.

Has anybody ever been arrested for being over the limit in this situation? Be interesting to know and what the circumstances were.

Methinks paranoia is creeping in, boys.... relax! ;)
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Nobody has been convicted DIC of a motorhome when in the living area of a motorhome and no intention of driving.

Every time one of these threads pops up, you get hundreds of anecdotes about how the man down the pub got done in the driving seat of his car or, how you should give the keys to the other half, or the dog, or put them in a drawer for safe keeping.

It's all totally irrelevant to motorhomes. I keep on asking someone to post details of a successful DIC against someone in the living section of a motorhome but it never happens :lol-053:
 
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