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Motoring Defence

Fail to Provide

Failing to provide a specimen of breath is a criminal offence when requested by the police. This is usually requested if you are suspected of committing a drink driving offence. The Law states that if the police are investigating a case of driving under the influence of drink, drugs or being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle, you are legally bound to provide a specimen of breath, blood or urine to the police at their request. If you do not supply this sample, you will be charged with failing to provide a specimen. Speak with your local solicitor

There are very few defences for this particular offence. Especially as there are three ways in which the specimen requested can be provided. However, if you have a reasonable excuse for failing to provide or refusing to provide. Such as a medical condition which means you have poor lung capacity or that you are needle phobic. You may also feel sufficiently intimidated by the police and the process involved. Consequently that you find yourself unable to provide a sample so speak with our Solicitors In Motoring Law today.

What are the penalties for failing to provide?

Failing to provide a specimen is a serious offence. Consequently the police and the court will assume that you do not want to provide a specimen. They would presume that you know you are over the limit. Furthermore if you are charged with this offence you could face:

  • A maximum fine of £5,000
  • Between 3 and 9 penalty points on your driving licence
  • A mandatory driving ban of a minimum of 12 months
  • Community Service
  • Electronically Tagged Curfew
  • Up to 6 months in prison
  • A new driver will have their driving licence revoked and will need to retake their test to be able to drive again
  • You may face an additional driving ban if you receive more than 12 points on your licence, due to totting up. This will be for a minimum of 6 months
  • A Criminal Record

These are the consequences if you fail to provide a specimen. What happens if pleading not guilty to drug driving.

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  • We understand that you need to protect your driving licence.
  • We can offer you our help, wherever you are in England and Wales.
  • We are the first choice for professionals who need help with keeping their driving licence. We act on behalf of many other solicitors – and also doctors, teachers and vets who are facing a motoring offence. This is in addition to taxi drivers, lorry drivers and others who drive for a living.
  • We have access to experts who may be able to mitigate your motoring offence, such as speed detection experts, alcohol back-calculation experts and medical experts, too.
  • Our experienced motoring offences team has a reputation for achieving excellent results. We will put all of our collective experience behind you.
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