Saturday 19 December 2009

RESTAURANTER THE FIRST IN SCOTLAND TO HAVE CAR CONFISCATED FOR DRUNK DRIVING


• Inspector David Milne with the restaurateur's Land Rover Freelander that was confiscated by the courts and will now be put up for auction


A DRINK-driver has become the first in Scotland to have his car confiscated by the courts as part of a major crackdown on repeat offenders.


Restaurateur John Tse, 55, had his Land Rover Freelander seized as the festive drink-driving campaign got tougher. His car, said to be worth more than £5,000, will be offered at auction. Money from the sale will go into the Scottish Consolidated Fund – a general public purse operated by the Scottish Government.  Lothian and Borders Police Inspector David Milne said more than 20 cars had been seized across Scotland since the new policy was introduced, but this was the first to be removed permanently from its owner.

As the businessman and entrepreneur had a conviction for drink-driving within the past five years, his car was seized and became the first in Scotland to be forfeited by the courts. The father of one, who pleaded guilty, has seven days to appeal against the sentence. He was also disqualified from driving for four years and fined £200.

Drink driving is obviously considered to be a serious offence, although 35 years ago when I was a youth it was commonplace.  I even did it on occasion myself.  But maturity set in.  I do feel sorry though for the person who drives the next day after being at a party the night before and gets caught.  I SUPPOSE THOUGH, it is a sign of the times we live in, that  'BIG BROTHER POLICE STATE'  now confiscates your VEHICLE FOR BEING CAUGHT TWICE!

8 comments:

INCOMING!!!!!!! said...

DL he needed to be hacking off his bint's hand on the bonnet to get away with it though.

Dark Lochnagar said...

INCOMING!!!!! Eh?

INCOMING!!!!!!! said...

If you don't want you wheels nicked, get into honour killing.

banned said...

So if you own a nice car you get to suffer more than if you are driving a company or hired vehicle? Typical nu labour sloppy law, cunts.
Telegraph Sat 19th Dec. page two snippet.

Musical star's car seized by court
Darren Day, the former West End star,had his Mercedes seized yesterday when he appeared in court on a drink driving charge...
He faced six charges including that he crashed into a lampost while over the limit, failed to report the crash snd failed to co-operate with a breath test...


Hold on a mo. Haven't we had a Government Ministerette charged with much the same " you know where to find me "; what the fuck happened to that case ?

pisshead said...

Yes gone are the good old days when you used to look out of your bedroom window to see whether you had driven home or not. Car there ? Excellent. Pub lunch time methinks. Car not there ? Bollox where did we have our last pint ?

Dark Lochnagar said...

INCOMING!!!!! Eh x 2!

Dark Lochnagar said...

Banned, you have a point. Who's to say if our Harriet was just on her mobile or if she was pissed. Sounds like the one rule for us rule again.

Dark Lochnagar said...

Pisshead. Ah those were the days. I remember after one staff party drinking 20+ whiskies(Scottish measures) and 6 half pints and driving home. I demolished a road sign and went to bed and slept for 18 hours Good old days. Mmmm.