Brummie89
New Member
Hi all, I'm looking for some advice on the following situation please.
My partner has been charged with a drink drive offence whilst awaiting to return home on a tier 2 visa.
She reversed the car off our driveway and decided to park it on the road outside. She didn't make a journey but was caught by a passing police car as she had no lights on. She blew 100 on the breathalyser.
She is due to appear in magistrates court and we are looking to mitigate her evidence and hope for a lenient outcome.
The massive concern for her is a custodial sentence or deportation. Can anyone advise if this is a realistic concern?
Is it worth paying for a solicitor? I have tried to get her legal aid as she has no income or savings and I feel she is vulnerable given her immigration status, the fact that any future spouse visa to the UK might be affected and the fact that she is not a UK national.
I notice that she did not sign her charge sheet from the police station and her reading at the station was 90 minutes after the incident. Also she was not interviewed. Are any of these facts likely to be significant?
I would like to know what the likely outcome will be and what the chances of mitigating this are. She if suffering from severe anxiety as she has been stranded in the UK due to Covid and should have returned home in April. Her actions are very out of character and this is a first time offence.
My partner has been charged with a drink drive offence whilst awaiting to return home on a tier 2 visa.
She reversed the car off our driveway and decided to park it on the road outside. She didn't make a journey but was caught by a passing police car as she had no lights on. She blew 100 on the breathalyser.
She is due to appear in magistrates court and we are looking to mitigate her evidence and hope for a lenient outcome.
The massive concern for her is a custodial sentence or deportation. Can anyone advise if this is a realistic concern?
Is it worth paying for a solicitor? I have tried to get her legal aid as she has no income or savings and I feel she is vulnerable given her immigration status, the fact that any future spouse visa to the UK might be affected and the fact that she is not a UK national.
I notice that she did not sign her charge sheet from the police station and her reading at the station was 90 minutes after the incident. Also she was not interviewed. Are any of these facts likely to be significant?
I would like to know what the likely outcome will be and what the chances of mitigating this are. She if suffering from severe anxiety as she has been stranded in the UK due to Covid and should have returned home in April. Her actions are very out of character and this is a first time offence.