Looks like the drugalyser is wreaking havoc. Van driver caught - he'll never work as driver again. What's 3.9ng of cannabis work out to do you think? A joint the previous night?
Six out of ten motorists are failing new roadside tests
The new drugs testing kits introduced by police in March
Scotland Yard has a hit rate of 45 per cent of suspects testing positive
The rate in South Yorkshire is 56 per cent, in Dorset it is 42 per cent
A van driver who was caught under the influence of cannabis just days after the new drug-drive law came into force was fined and disqualified for 17 months.
Timothy Chan, 30, from Liverpool, was one of the first drug-driving offenders to be convicted in England and Wales.
He was driving his Ford Transit near Chester on the morning of March 10 when he was flagged down in a stop check by police.
A policeman spoke to him through the passenger door window and smelled the aroma of cannabis, however Chan claimed he had used it the day before and not on the day of his arrest.
But analysis showed that he had 3.9 nanograms per millilitre in his blood – making him twice the legal limit of 2 nanograms.
He pleaded guilty before magistrates to driving with a proportion of cannabis in his blood that exceeded the limit. As well as the driving ban, he received a £110 fine and was ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85.
He also had to pay a £20 victim impact surcharge.
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Six out of ten motorists are failing new roadside tests
The new drugs testing kits introduced by police in March
Scotland Yard has a hit rate of 45 per cent of suspects testing positive
The rate in South Yorkshire is 56 per cent, in Dorset it is 42 per cent
A van driver who was caught under the influence of cannabis just days after the new drug-drive law came into force was fined and disqualified for 17 months.
Timothy Chan, 30, from Liverpool, was one of the first drug-driving offenders to be convicted in England and Wales.
He was driving his Ford Transit near Chester on the morning of March 10 when he was flagged down in a stop check by police.
A policeman spoke to him through the passenger door window and smelled the aroma of cannabis, however Chan claimed he had used it the day before and not on the day of his arrest.
But analysis showed that he had 3.9 nanograms per millilitre in his blood – making him twice the legal limit of 2 nanograms.
He pleaded guilty before magistrates to driving with a proportion of cannabis in his blood that exceeded the limit. As well as the driving ban, he received a £110 fine and was ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85.
He also had to pay a £20 victim impact surcharge.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...failing-new-roadside-tests.html#ixzz3b8Pgeabn
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