Drink Driving and Driving Offence Lawyers Dandenong - Jay & Co

Looking for culpable driving and its offence & defences in Melbourne? ... within the Melbourne, Dandenong, Hallam, Lysterfield, Berwick and Narre Warren.

Dangerous driving in Melbourne is a criminal offence not just a traffic offence. In dangerous driving, you will lose your driver's licence.  Jay & Co are providing ethical, high quality legal services in driving and motor vehicle law cases like Driving Offence Lawyers Dandenong.

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Jay & Co Barristers and Solicitors is and has always been a member of the Law Institute of Victoria, Victoria's governing legal body. Jay & Co barristers and solicitors maintain a professional relationship with Gippsland Lawyers, as well as many other firms and associates throughout Victoria. Clients are always in the company of the most respected professionals, with two office locations and countless years of legal expertise in Practice. When it comes to tried and trusted representation, expertise, and confidence in difficult cases, your search has come to an end. Jay & Co Barristers and Solicitors are the obvious choice, with many years of industry leadership in criminal and motor traffic law. At Jay & Co Barristers and Solicitors, we believe that everyone is entitled to fair representation.

Drink Driving Offence Lawyer

Drink driving offence lawyer our lawyers understand going to court for driving charges can cause stress, be difficult to resolve and can become protracted and costly.

With offices in the Melbourne CBD, Dandenong, Frankston, Narre Warrem, Berwick areas, our traffic lawyers routinely appear at the various local Magistrates’ Courts around Melbourne representing clients charged with driving under the influence (DUI), driving whilst intoxicated (DWI) and drink driving more generally.

If you have been charged with a drink driving offence then call our office today. We are experts in the field and can help you achieve the best outcome in your case.

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Looking For Driving Offences Narre Warren we have a reputation for providing ethical, high quality legal services in driving and motor vehicle law cases. Galbally & O’Bryan Dandenong Criminal Lawyers are conveniently located opposite the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court at shop 9, 147-151 Foster Street, Dandenong, Narre Warren, Berwick.

 

What Is A Drink Driving Offence In Victoria?

SECTION 49(1)(f) ROAD SAFETY ACT 1986 (VIC) states that a person is guilty of an offence if he or she within 3 hours after driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle furnishes a sample of breath for analysis by a breath analysing instrument under section 55 and the result of the analysis as recorded or shown by the breath analysing instrument indicates that the prescribed concentration of alcohol or more than the prescribed concentration of alcohol is present in his or her breath; and the concentration of alcohol indicated by the analysis to be present in his or her breath was not due solely to the consumption of alcohol after driving or being in charge of the motor vehicle.

SECTION 49(1)(b) ROAD SAFETY ACT 1986 (VIC) states that a person is guilty of an offence if he or she drives a motor vehicle or is in charge of a motor vehicle while the prescribed concentration of alcohol or more than the prescribed concentration of alcohol is present in his or her blood or breath. Victoria Police would usually proceed with s 49(1)(f) for breath analysis readings.

In other words, it is a drink driving offence for drivers in Victoria to drive a vehicle with a breath alcohol concentration (or blood alcohol concentration) on or above the prescribed limit of .05 BAC for fully licensed Victorian drivers without any alcohol related restrictions, otherwise it is a drink driving offence in Victoria to drive a vehicle with any positive reading above .00 BAC.  A reading of .05 BAC and above is in reference to the concentration of alcohol in grams per 100 milliliters of blood or per 210 litres of exhaled air. Drink driving offences carry minimum mandatory period of driver licence loss or driver licence disqualification. 

 

What Is The Minimum Driver Licence Loss For Drink Driving Offences In Victoria?

The minimum period of driver licence loss is 3 months for a reading of less than .07 BAC for first time drink drivers in Victoria who are fully licenced drivers aged 26 years old or over where Victoria Police proceed with an on the spot fine known as a Traffic Infringement Notice or TIN. However,   where Victoria police decide to proceed with a Summons to attend the Magistrates court,  the minimum driver licence disqualification period  for drink driving offenders with a blood alcohol reading of .05 BAC but less than .10 BAC in Victoria is 6 months loss and cancellation of driver licence for first time offenders( in the past 10 years; further explanation below).

 

Did You Know That It Is A Drink Driving Offence In Victoria If?

    a driver is caught drink driving in Melbourne and throughout Victoria with a BAC of .05 because it is considered a drink driving offence, and it’s punishable in court with a minimum mandatory loss of driver licence for 6 months?

    a driver drinks and drives and records a reading of .05 BAC and above on private property, in other words drink driving offences in Melbourne and the rest of Victoria are not limited to public roads!

 

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