Shah96
Member
Hi Guys,
Im new to the forum although ive been snooping on here a few years ago and been snooping around recently as you can tell. Soo gutted i am facing my second drug driving conviction. I know this is a drink driving forum but ive figured sentancing can be fairly similar. So ive been caught out the second time and have read sentancing guidelines only about a thousand times, however my case is abit complicated.
Ive already been sentanced once on my first offense where I was caught doing 70 in a 50 zone the officer could smell canabis and saliva swabbed me which then lead to being arrested, taken to the station and having my blood sampled. So two offences there I was given a 16month driving ban. Since then 12 months into the 16month ban i had been caught behind the wheel (I know which makes it worse) which had my 16 month ban extended by a further 12 months, 180 hours community service and 12 month probation.
Since april 2019 Ive had my license back and since then been driving but to get caught again on 1st October 2019. Ive got my court hearing in two weeks and soo scared honestly as to what the outcomes will be. Since losing my license the first time I had been soo depressed, lost my livelihood, lost out on means to earning money as I used to be a crash car restore man (self employed) got into a lot of debt taking out loans some of which I am still paying back today.
Ive recently got back into doing cars once granted my license back but now Im losing it ive stopped again but managed to get a full time job as a bookings administrator for a repair company. I just want some views, opinions, past experiences even if it is drink driving and the outcomes. I know many of yous here have only been done for a first offence with somewhat clean licenses compared to me but are there anyone out there whos been done a second time?
Please help
Im new to the forum although ive been snooping on here a few years ago and been snooping around recently as you can tell. Soo gutted i am facing my second drug driving conviction. I know this is a drink driving forum but ive figured sentancing can be fairly similar. So ive been caught out the second time and have read sentancing guidelines only about a thousand times, however my case is abit complicated.
Ive already been sentanced once on my first offense where I was caught doing 70 in a 50 zone the officer could smell canabis and saliva swabbed me which then lead to being arrested, taken to the station and having my blood sampled. So two offences there I was given a 16month driving ban. Since then 12 months into the 16month ban i had been caught behind the wheel (I know which makes it worse) which had my 16 month ban extended by a further 12 months, 180 hours community service and 12 month probation.
Since april 2019 Ive had my license back and since then been driving but to get caught again on 1st October 2019. Ive got my court hearing in two weeks and soo scared honestly as to what the outcomes will be. Since losing my license the first time I had been soo depressed, lost my livelihood, lost out on means to earning money as I used to be a crash car restore man (self employed) got into a lot of debt taking out loans some of which I am still paying back today.
Ive recently got back into doing cars once granted my license back but now Im losing it ive stopped again but managed to get a full time job as a bookings administrator for a repair company. I just want some views, opinions, past experiences even if it is drink driving and the outcomes. I know many of yous here have only been done for a first offence with somewhat clean licenses compared to me but are there anyone out there whos been done a second time?
Please help