I think the police would say that they have a certain period of time in which they can hold people, pre-charge, on bail, and that is why they use RUI. When it comes to the issue of drink and drug-driving, the technology is now so good that someone will have a test on the roadside and it will be clear whether they have failed. It is not like investigating an assault or something where there are two sides to the story. It is black and white, and there is no real reason why a bail condition cannot be imposed that someone is not allowed to drive, having abused that privilege by being caught drink-driving.
Police Powers to Suspend Driving Licences
Proceeding contribution from
Johnny Mercer
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 10 January 2022.
It occurred during e-petition debate on Police Powers to Suspend Driving Licences.
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