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[Danny]

....and asked for directions

being a postman, i often get stopped and asked for directions, but today a little different, a middle aged chap in an old VX astra, asks where the Red Lion Pub is, i tell him, and just as i'm about to walk away i notice him move his hand to the steering wheel from between his legs to reveal a half-consumed can of carling extra cold

[ians]

....and asked for directions

being a postman, i often get stopped and asked for directions, but today a little different, a middle aged chap in an old VX astra, asks where the Red Lion Pub is, i tell him, and just as i'm about to walk away i notice him move his hand to the steering wheel from between his legs to reveal a half-consumed can of carling extra cold

 :oI wondered what you were going to say for a minute there

However, not impressed.  Call to the police might have been in order.

[Danny]

i have done, they said they'd put a call out for cops to keep an eye out, 40 minutes later i made my way to the car park of the pub he'd asked for to see if his car was there and it was

passed loads of cop cars all morning but when i needed one i couldnt find one!

[CaptainZok]

Hopefully Mr Plod will see him on his way home from the boozer then.

[Dave-C]

Only very possibly, they'll mark his card and get him on ANPR

[Danny]

i doubt i'll hear anything about it now anyway, they took my number but its out of my hands now

[amigov6]

Like many of us i enjoy a tipple but that's out of order. Hope he gets caught before he hurts some one.
   He should'nt be driving, period.

[Chopsdad]

Hold on, you say it's an old man, driving an Astra, oop north on his way to the pub........sounds like STMO to me

Although if it had been a bottle of water he'd have been knicked at the first set of traffic lights   :-/

[JamesV6CDX]

I agree that driving after ANY alcohol isn't good - and I also agree that on the balance of probabilities he is likely to be a drunk driver.

One thing I am learning though is not to be too fast to class people as doing something wrong - for example - if he was only drinking say, his first small can of very weak beer, and it was in a cup holder while the car was in motion, there's not a lot plod could do, apart form offer advice, if he blew under.

That said - my personal slant is the guy's an idiot  

[Kevin Wood]

If he was too desperate to wait until he got to the pub it begs the question of why he's driving to the pub anyway. Still, he was either over the limit or not. If that were his first can maybe not - who knows? but it's still hardly clever.

Kevin

[JamesV6CDX]

If he was too desperate to wait until he got to the pub it begs the question of why he's driving to the pub anyway. Still, he was either over the limit or not. If that were his first can maybe not - who knows? but it's still hardly clever.

Kevin

Totally - agree - and as said, on the balance of probabilities - it aint gonna be good!

Problem is, penalties are too low - so people don't worry about the consequences!

[Kevin Wood]

If he was too desperate to wait until he got to the pub it begs the question of why he's driving to the pub anyway. Still, he was either over the limit or not. If that were his first can maybe not - who knows? but it's still hardly clever.

Kevin

Totally - agree - and as said, on the balance of probabilities - it aint gonna be good!

Problem is, penalties are too low - so people don't worry about the consequences!

Chance of getting caught is almost zero never mind the penalties.

Kevin

[JamesV6CDX]

If he was too desperate to wait until he got to the pub it begs the question of why he's driving to the pub anyway. Still, he was either over the limit or not. If that were his first can maybe not - who knows? but it's still hardly clever.

Kevin

Totally - agree - and as said, on the balance of probabilities - it aint gonna be good!

Problem is, penalties are too low - so people don't worry about the consequences!

Chance of getting caught is almost zero never mind the penalties.

Kevin

True...
Saying that - they had a few from my local, the other day, according to what my mate told me!