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Taxi driver arrested on suspicion of drink driving after smashing into lamp post on M60 bridge

A driver blew 135 during a breathalyser test - three times over the national limit

A taxi driver has been arrested on suspicion of being three times over the drink driving limit just before 10am after smashing into a lamp post.

A driver floored the lamp post on a motorway slip road bridge on the M60 , near Prestwich, just before 9.50am on Tuesday.

It was flung over the bridge barrier and fell onto lane one of the motorway, narrowly missing cars passing underneath.

The driver was breathalysed at the scene and blew 105mg - nearly three times over the national limit of 35.

The lamp post on the M60 slip road after the incident - picture from GMP's Twitter feed

Identification checks showed the car was a licensed taxi vehicle.

A 34-year-old man from Bolton was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drink driving.

He remains in police custody.

source: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... t-12374556

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

well that rules charlie out then

a youngster who clearly should have known better !

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Starting point for that offence is 12 weeks in jail and 29 months ban.

Starting point for that is a medium level community order (80-120 hours unpaid work) and a 23-29 months ban.

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IDFIMH

so was it 135 or 105??

Who knows?

From memory you only ever see the lights at the roadside, and the actual legal readings are done on the machine back at the station.

But the limit is 35 so three times that is 105.

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IDFIMH

typical journalist never let correct facts get in the way of a good story

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

ahh not too long to read!

happy new year mate xxxxxxx

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Taxi Driver from Bolton, he won't be English will he?

lets see now who is on here that drives taxis in Bolton oh and I'm pretty sure he is English there are quite a few around in most towns that are not of Asian descent

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Not many of Asian Descent around here either but I suspect that that is because only English Language Sat Navs can ever find the place, Tis pretty Rural..

And there was me thinking you were just round the corner from the uk's largest petrochemical complex

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Looks like a private hire, watch the insurance premiums for the owner sky rocket

I doubt that is going to be an issue

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

what a tvvat

& you bud