It is easy to sit with your head in your hands waiting for someone to take away your licence but how much is your licence worth to you? Walking to the shops is an inconvenience but it won’t change your life. However, losing your job will and in many cases a serious driving offence, such as drink driving, dangerous driving or careless driving are seen as serious traffic offences and therefore possible grounds for dismissal.

It doesn’t just have to affect you either, it can be your family or dependants or employees. In all these cases it is imperative that you get good advice as quickly as possible. Immediately you are aware of an impending prosecution pick up the phone and speak to a specialist drink driving defence lawyer.

If you’ve been caught drink driving on the Sunshine Coast, Gympie, Caboolture, Nambour or Noosa and would like to know what your options are in defending the charge or require a work licence then you should give Neil Whittle a call.  He has many years experience and will give you the advice you need.  Call Neil on 0414 293 474

From today, police now have the power to immediately suspend a driver who has a blood alcohol content of 0.1 or higher.

That is a decrease in the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream, down from 0.15, where police could previously suspend a driver’s licence until their appearance in court.

Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said the step was taken because drink drivers were involved in one-fifth of Queensland’s fatal road accidents.
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Already, 117 Queenslanders have died on the roads this year, two more than for the same time as 2010.

The new laws, flagged last year, are designed to tackle the impact of drink drivers on road accidents on Queensland roads.

“In 2010, 50 people were killed as a result of crashes involving drink drivers,” Ms Palaszczuk said.

“This represents 20.1 per cent of all road fatalities in Queensland for that period.

“In the same year there were more than 29,000 drink driving offences detected in Queensland.”

The new legislation coming into effect from today also allows the arresting police officer to complete a breath test that will later provide the evidence in court.

Previously, a second police officer was always required for this phase of the test.

It also gives police three hours, up from two, to be able to complete a blood test to check for alcohol or drugs in a person’s bloodstream.

Ms Palaszczuk said drink driving laws were toughened following feedback on the Drink Driving Discussion Paper last year.

“More than 1000 online responses to the discussion paper were received by road safety experts and the members of the public,” she said.

“There was resounding support for the new laws with approximately 73 per cent of respondents supporting the lowering of the [blood alcohol content] suspension limit.”

Queensland road toll statistics show that of the 117 people who have died on Queensland roads this year, 44 were drivers; 30 were passengers; 23 were motorcycle riders or passengers; 17 were pedestrians; and three were cyclists or passengers on a push bike.

And of those 117 fatalities, 28 were killed in crashes involving a heavy freight vehicle.

In the past nine years, more than 700 people have died in traffic accidents in Queensland involving a drink driver.

If you’ve been caught drink driving on The Sunshine Coast, Gympie, Caboolture, Nambour or Noosa and would like to know what your options are in defending the charge or require a work licence then you should give Neil Whittle a call.  He has many years experience defending these types of cases and will give you the advice you need.  Call Neil on 0414 293 474

If you are caught drink driving you should waste no time in contacting an experienced Sunshine Coast DUI defence lawyer. Such a professional will be able to help you in understanding the various facets of the case and will be able to provide the best representation in Court. In addition to this, the legal representative will be able to carry out all the necessary paperwork related to the case.  An experienced defence lawyer is trained to use the law in the best possible manner to provide you with the best possible outcome.  However, you need to make sure that the DUI lawyer you are choosing is experienced in this area. Remember, just having experience in the traffic laws and regulations does not make one a good defence lawyer. S/he should have dealt with a case similar to your’s before. In addition to this, an experienced lawyer will help you in a variety of ways mentioned below -

You need to contact a DUI defence lawyer as soon as you are charged by a police officer for driving under the influence of alcohol. Such representation will assist you every step of the way.

Such a professional handles all the important paperwork. You might not be able to present your case in the best possible manner before the court but, a DUI defence lawyer is adept in doing so. In addition to this, such a professional will accomplish all the paperwork and the documentation required for such a case.

An experienced DUI defence lawyer will not let the case get complicated. By letting an experienced lawyer handle such a case, you may be able to save your driving licence from being suspended by the court or at least have the length of disqualification reduced. An experienced traffic defence lawyer will handle the case in such a way so that you get the best possible outcome.

Neil Whittle is an experienced drink driving traffic offence lawyer.  He handles a full range of DUI and traffic law matters from Caboolture to Gympie – http://www.duitrafficlaw.com.au/

There are numerous cases when a person may be charged with a traffic offence and therefore needs legal assistance to successfully navigate through the legal proceedings. The most common offences that relate to traffic laws are speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, disqualified driving, dangerous driving. In such events, the person charged may have to face trial and will require the expertise of a legal practitioner that can handle the situation.

A drink driving offence can lead to the revocation of a persons driver’s licence and in some extreme cases, imprisonment. There are many people who are victims of DUI related accidents and incidents.  The laws pertaining to drink driving offences differ in every state and so the degree of punishment varies as well.   A person charged with DUI in Queensland should consult an experienced legal practitioner.  Drink driving in Queensland is considered a serious traffic offence.

Neil Whittle is an experienced traffic offence lawyer. He handle a full range of DUI, drink driving and traffic law matters from Caboolture to Gympie – http://www.duitrafficlaw.com.au/

DUI and Drink driving laws vary from state to state, and in some jurisdictions, the law requires suspects of driving under the influence to submit to a breath test or provide a blood sample as a means of accurately determining blood alcohol content, commonly referred to as your BAC. Refusal of these tests results in harsh penalties.

Even if the BAC results of a breath or blood sample are over the legal limit, Sunshine Coast DUI lawyers can sometimes challenge:

o The results of the test, and the testing procedure
o The collection, handling and storage of the sample, the time testing was carried out
o The manner in which other tests were conducted
o The arresting officer’s actions
o The cause for the traffic stop

If you have been arrested for driving under the influence, it is important to talk over the details of your case with a DUI lawyer. You may believe the case against you is all but settled, but your lawyer has plenty of experience in this area and may feel otherwise.

Neil is a Sunshine Coast drink driving and traffic lawyer passionate about handling your traffic and DUI defence, with ease, speed and professionalism. Trust your case to Neil your Sunshine Coast Drink Driving Lawyer