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The legal drink drive limit in the UK is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in the equivalent of 100ml of breath. This article will cover what roadside drug testing entails, how it works, why it’s important, and the penalties for those who fail the test or refuse to take it. Section 5A (2) RTA 1988 states that the specimen will be blood or urine. However, as there are no specified limits set for drugs in urine, the specimen has to be blood, and this is reflected in police procedure. If the suspect refuses, without reasonable excuse to provide a specimen of blood, the appropriate charge will be one of "Failure to provide" contrary to s.7(6) RTA 1988. A s.5A RTA 1988 offence cannot be prosecuted if the suspect has a genuine medical reason for failing to provide a specimen of blood. This would not preclude the continuation of evidence gathering for a s.4 RTA 1988, as the requirement for the presence of a drug does not need to exceed a limit and the drug can be discovered in specimens of urine. This is why police will investigate both offences where evidence of impairment is available. Specified Limits A constable must provide a warning on requiring a specimen that a failure to provide it may render him liable to prosecution and may arrest a person without warrant if the person fails to provide a specimen. Failure, without reasonable excuse, to provide a specimen when required is an offence – s. 7(6) RTA 1988. the causative link between the physical or mental condition and the failure to provide the specimen.

Where there is evidence to support unfitness for a charge under s.4, and also evidence to support an allegation of failing to provide a specimen for a laboratory test under s.7(6), you may charge both offences. That may be particularly appropriate if there is a possible defence to the charge of failing to provide a specimen. Failing to provide a specimen Section 163 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 [1] grants a police constable in uniform or a traffic officer the power to stop any mechanically propelled vehicle. Menkes, David B.; Howard, Richard C.; Spears, George F. S.; Cairns, Eric R. (February 1991). "Salivary THC following cannabis smoking correlates with subjective intoxication and heart rate". Psychopharmacology. 103 (2): 277–279. doi: 10.1007/bf02244217. ISSN 0033-3158. PMID 1851311. S2CID 525571. Evidential Breath Testing Instruments are computers. Following the repeal of section 69 PACE 1984, the law has reverted to the common law position which presumes that any mechanical or other device is working properly unless the contrary is proved (affirmed in Clarke v CPS [2013] EWHC 366 (Admin)). Consequently the record produced by a computer is admissible as real evidence as it is presumed that the record is accurate. That presumption can be rebutted if evidence to the contrary is adduced. In that event, it will be for the party seeking to produce the computer record in evidence to satisfy the court that the computer was working properly at the material time. Public Interest Considerations

c) as a result of the administration of a preliminary drug test, the constable making the requirement has reasonable cause to believe that the person required to provide a specimen of blood or urine has a drug in his body, or Within the new drug driving limits, drugs which have a near zero limit (zero tolerance limit) are cocaine, cannabis, ketamine, LSD, MDMA/ecstasy and heroin. The limits are not zero to allow for minor accidental exposure to such drugs. Accuracy combines sensitivity and specificity. Accuracy indicates the proportion of results that were correct, regardless of whether they were positive or negative. A person remains in charge of their vehicle until they have transferred control to another, for example by handing over the key or have gone some distance from the car, in such circumstances that they had no intention of re-asserting control of the vehicle. Section 6 RTA 1988 - Preliminary Impairment Testing

Drug test detection times and cut off levels for urine and saliva drug testing kits Detection times for drugs If any of the above apply a police constable may only require a person to submit to a preliminary test if he is in uniform.

DrugWipe Dual 5 minutes uniquely combines a sample from both the saliva which shows short-term drug use and also the skin which indicates longer-term drug use, to give similar time scale to that of a urine sample but amazingly without the inconvenience, offence and cost of taking a urine sample. used for the purpose of obtaining, by means of a device of a type approved by the Secretary of State, and indication whether the person to whom the test is administered has a drug in his body and if so--

Section 5A(8) RTA 1988 provides a regulation-making power to specify which controlled drugs are covered by the offence, and the specified limit in relation to each. Section 5A(2) allows different specified limits to be set for different controlled drugs. Specified limits could be set based on evidence of the road safety risk posed by driving after taking the drug, or based on an approach whereby it is not acceptable to drive after taking any appreciable amount of the drug. Section 5A(9) RTA 1988 provides that specified limits could be zero.

Cut off levels illegal drugs for confirmation laboratory tests (not roadside test kits)

The length of time a drug can be detected on any drug test will vary from individula to individual, and will also depend on the drug test brand, the sensitivity of the drug test, as well as the format of the drug test kit being used. The amount of time drugs stay in the body and can be detected on a drug test depends on many factors such as: A constable may ask a medical or health care practitioner to take a specimen of blood irrespective of whether that person consents if:

Prosecutors should also note the (restricted) operational guidance on specialist defences in Annex B of this document on: The Road Safety Act introduced a penalty point system for being “unfit to drive through drink or drugs” from March 2015 onwards, meaning that those caught driving under the influence of drugs will lose their licence if they accumulate 12 points within a three year period. Regulation 2 of the Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014 specifies the controlled drugs (within the meaning given by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971) and the limits in blood above which it will be an offence to drive. Regulation 2 has been amended to include amphetamine. Drive / attempt to drive vehicle and fail to allow blood specimen taken while incapable of giving consent to be analysedthe medical practitioner who is asked to take the specimen is of the opinion that, for medical reasons, it cannot or should not be taken; or