Any weed smokers could be banned from driving, fined £5000

"People who drive after taking illegal drugs could be banned for a year and fined up to £5,000 - even if there is no evidence that their driving was impaired.

The Government is considering a new offence under which police would need to prove only that drivers had taken a banned drug.

As traces of drugs can stay in the body for several weeks, drivers could find themselves convicted of the new offence long after taking a substance."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article5202009.ece

So, have a smoke on friday night, drive to work monday morning, get randomly pulled over and tested under the new powers, get banned and fined five grand for "drug driving"! What have the government been smoking?!?

May I just say "WTF?"

gov. needs money, u no

well there`d b 95 % less traffic on the road if we go option 2 ....When drugs are detected at all (the proposal) lol

err... i think WE r a minor ... the rest is a minority too ... - so, Minxys results is not wokring
i say if they catch all of us , we would make a 2 to 3 % of society .. not more!!

sum medicinal remedys can contain small traces ov illigal substances that can remain in the body 4 longer periods ov time ... .how are they to distinguish a person in this situation to that ov a social drug user ?

Well fudge me, i think thats the first time ive ever seen u type somthing properly on a clever level looool **cheers for her fanny flappin mate**

* takes a bow *

Fuuuuuuuuckin hell where did that come from? It's true tho.

i like the way u luk shocked x

Goooooogle

it wernt though lol ..... it was sumin a m8 was tellin me the ova day bout her m8 takin tablets that are coated in sumin that contains heroin traces ...

Yep tis true, I'll be fucked if they test me and not for the weekend and party antics but for all the painkillers i take. if i get tested i'll show up as a smackhead. codeines a great painkiller but shows up on drugs tests as an opiate. Does this mean a year ban and a 5k fine coming my way....lol

techy you drug fiend! Call the cops!

Yeah Techy IIRC codiene does show up as opiate (i.e heroin) on those tests, Ive even heard of poppy seeds on a bun giving a false positive.

Theyve already GOT my money Elric...

There's far too much black+white enforcement going on these days, for so many things. Theres no grey area or tolerance any more, and life is poorer as a result.

if we tolerate this then your children will be next will be next will be next will be neeeeext oooh yeh tolerate etc,yeh 123 yeh