Motorhomes ans alcohol

muppetflower

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Hi everyone. Can anyone tell me about drinking in the motohome, for instance if you park on layby or out of the way for the night Have a bottle of wine or two could you get done for drink driving just interested thanks
 
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I would like to thank you all for your imformation very usefull, I would still be very wary though especially in Lancashire the Police are not very tollerant
 
The problem as I see it is, what if you have to moved the van. for some unforeseen circumstance. A nearby fire for instance, I don't think that would be a defence in law! And I think I read one thread that if you are on private land then you are OK anyhow, I'm pretty sure you aren't. If in doubt don't do it. You could lose your license and be banned!
 
Having read all the posts on this before and the responses from actual police officers I really dont see this as an issue. In response as to what you do if you need to move the van well the simple answer is you cant! Ive been sat outside the van with a drink in my hand when on a couple of occasions the police have pulled in, said hello and driven off. At worst you could be done for drunk in charge but not drink driving as your not driving and its just not going to happen!
 
The only thing you can ever be done for is drunk in charge. The CPS wont take it forward if there is good evidence to show you had no intention of driving until under the limit. This is the case if you have a motorhome and are parked up for the night, so in other words don't worry about it.
 
"In response as to what you do if you need to move the van well the simple answer is you cant!" But what happens if you HAVE to because of circumstances!
 
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PaulC said:
"In response as to what you do if you need to move the van well the simple answer is you cant!" But what happens if you HAVE to because of circumstances!
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Unlikely you'll have to move it because of a fire. Hopefully there are enough people around to push it with you ;)

In any case it doesn't arise as a practical obstruction to a defense because there has been test cases, and the matter has not arisen. Check out the opinions of police officers in the various police forums where this has been discussed.
 
I have to say if there was a fire and a load of P..sed up people where trying to push 4 tons of MH out of the way rather than drive it I think it would be safer for the least drunk person to take a chance and drive it 100 yards!

I think the biggest thing you need to worry about is when will you be safe to drive away in the morning. Not many people these days (if they have any sense) condone or actually intentionally drink drive, but how many have done it unknowingly the next morning? If you drink 8 cans of stella you best leave it till lunchtime! I learnt the hardway 12 years ago I wrote a company car off which ended upside down in a tree. The accident wasnt my fault and I had a witness say in court that I had been forced off the road by a speeding idiot coming the other way. We were camping in the lakes, I had gone for some shopping around 8:30 in the morning. Got breathalised of course at the scene, over the limit, promptly arrested and despite my witness and it being morning and me being just over the limit I was still banned! Hopefully we are all a bit older and wiser now!
 
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