Traffic Law - Access to your property

[Jantar]

I believe the Christchurch case was a number years back and involved a senior police officer. The constable who stopped him initially didn't ask for a breath test, but followed up with a visit to the senior offer's home a couple of hours later. The incident was described in Ian Wishart's book on Helen Clark.

[Bassmatt]

I believe the Christchurch case was a number years back and involved a senior police officer. The constable who stopped him initially didn't ask for a breath test, but followed up with a visit to the senior offer's home a couple of hours later. The incident was described in Ian Wishart's book on Helen Clark.

Ok. I withdraw my withdrawal if thats the case.

[scumdog]

I believe the Christchurch case was a number years back and involved a senior police officer. The constable who stopped him initially didn't ask for a breath test, but followed up with a visit to the senior offer's home a couple of hours later. The incident was described in Ian Wishart's book on Helen Clark.

IF it is that case then it sort of answers the question.

It doesn't clarify if it it was Police who saw the erratic driving and stopped the car - or if they stopped the car because a member of the public saw the erratic driving, reported it and Police responded and stopped the car without seeing any erratic driving.

The impression I got a few posts back (post #37) was that Police had seen erratic driving and ignored it.

[Bassmatt]

IF it is that case then it sort of answers the question.

It doesn't clarify if it it was Police who saw the erratic driving and stopped the car - or if they stopped the car because a member of the public saw the erratic driving, reported it and Police responded and stopped the car without seeing any erratic driving.

The impression I got a few posts back was that Police had seen erratic driving and ignored it.

So what is police procedure when a car has been reported driving erratically and is later stopped by police even though they may not have witnessed said erratic driving.
Surely a breath test into one of those machines you say your address into should be the least they would do.

[Banditbandit]

Hmmm..interesting...how long ago was that??

That's why the need for continuity of pursuit. I remember this case was in the papers, 2009 I think, so it must have happened that way.

My friend did it sometime in the 1970s ... so it's not the recent one ..

This annoys me.

Some halfwit was out there driving drunkenly enough the police noticed him. He appealed the conviction, even if it was obtained because of an officer transgressing on the drinker's rights.

If you've fucked up, pay your dues and own what you do.

I'm with Pascal ... getting off a charge is one thing ... but I don't want drunken cage drivers coming the other way when I'm on the road ..

[rustic101]

and a Supt in Wellington still has his 'contract car'; and job, albeit in the 'special projects' team in the Ivory Tower after his refusal to be screened when the lads did a door knock.... Legally he was correct, morally he is bankrupt!!!