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DavidB · 2018-09-03T14:51:55Z

On Saturday the wife and I were having dinner in the garden of a local pub. On the table next to us were a amorous couple and a child of about six. The bloke was well pissed, no doubt about it. The lady was drinking wine and messing about and again seemed "pretty jolly". The kid was ignored in the main. Anyway we thought nothing of it until they got up and staggered to their car. 3 lads (with MTBS!) next to us said "surely not?" and we started to have a chat about them driving. We were all of the opinion that they were both well over. I think they knew it as well and sat in the car for 10-15 minutes chatting, then she got in the drivers seat and began to reverse out. I couldn't let this go so approached the car and attempted to speak to her. As politely as I could I said "Are you sure? I've noticed you've had a bit of wine, is it worth it with the lad in the back?" She was fairly reasonable and said "I've only had 2 glasses of wine". But they were large as I could see from the empties on the table which I reckon put her well over. The bloke was a tw*t. He shouted that he was in the trade and then asked me if I was a police officer. I actually said "Yes" hoping it would dissuade them. She just told me she'd be fine and "Bring on the breathalizer". They then drove off and I returned to chat to the lads who agreed with me that neither of them was anywhere sober. I felt powerless to stop this and it worries me that the lad is getting driven around by parents who are going to get him killed. I have the car registration but nothing more. Is there anything else I could have done?

tlr

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Just as an aside, I was told recently on a speed awareness course that it is perfectly LEGAL to call 999 whilst driving, even handheld.

So you can report a crime even if you are driving without having to find somewhere to stop.

Posted : 04/09/2018 12:29 pm

PrinceJohn

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Many years ago I was in the pub & was only out for an hour or so. I had 3 pints of coke in pretty quick succession, wasn't feeling the best & left. Walked past the queue of people waiting to get in.

Ran across the road, threw up over the car park wall. Got in my car, shut the door. Opened the door again & threw up again. Closed the door & drove off.

Everyone in the queue watched me do this & I completely expected that I was going to get reported & stopped on the way home. I didn't but I would've liked to.

Posted : 04/09/2018 1:11 pm

nedrapier

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Is it legal to nick a policeman's hat if you need it to be sick in?

Posted : 04/09/2018 1:25 pm

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