Drink Driving

• wrtrex

  3 Jan 05, 19:43

  Dear all .. i got a friend nab for drink driving on new years day .. anyone know of a good lawyer dealing with such cases .. ?
• FireIce

  3 Jan 05, 19:46

  Originally posted by wrtrex:

  Dear all .. i got a friend nab for drink driving on new years day .. anyone know of a good lawyer dealing with such cases .. ?

  wats there to fight about?
• Kaczynski

  3 Jan 05, 19:50

  Why did he do it in the 1st place?
• ben1406

  3 Jan 05, 19:52

  just plea gulity ! no point fighting the case.. i had a friend who fought the case and he had 1 week extra free stay in jail & another $1k fine !
• HENG@

  3 Jan 05, 20:04

  im not going to say things like he deserve it or what, but really.... if u get caught for something like that... its kind of hopeless already right?
• jolin80

  3 Jan 05, 20:06

  no point to fight over this kinda of suit ... no point to ask for lawyer loh jus face the fines or jail statement loh .... soli if it sound harsh
• TwinTurbo_Supra

  3 Jan 05, 20:24

  Originally posted by wrtrex:

  Dear all .. i got a friend nab for drink driving on new years day .. anyone know of a good lawyer dealing with such cases .. ?

  den say wad? he thirsty but only got beer arnd ah?
• lancerevo34

  3 Jan 05, 20:29

  no matter hw gd the lawyer is, his lic is gonna b suspend for at least a yr... no pt wastin monee in drink drivin case... if fight lagi end up more jialat onli
• Cepat

  3 Jan 05, 20:40

  Check out this site on the laws & punishments in Singapore :
  
  http://www.getforme.com/Info_Singapore%20law.htm
  
  Drink driving
  Section 67 of the Road Traffic Act
  Fine between S$1000 and S$5000, or jail up to 6 months. Subsequently, fine between S$3000 and S$10000, and jail up to 12 months. Disqualification from driving.
• storywolf

  3 Jan 05, 20:48

  Originally posted by TwinTurbo_Supra:

  den say wad? he thirsty but only got beer arnd ah?

  Where got a place that only got beer ! Tell that to the judge and that the most sorry excuse , wake up this is singapore tap water everywhere, 7-11 all over island !
  
  Chose to drive then don't drive , can take taxi ..... anyway you will then have to convince the judge there is no taxi in Singapore haha which the judge already know how many taxis is on the road in singapore. Nice try.
  
  Just pay the money ! Lawyer will cause you more - 1st the lawyer will suck your blood and next there is no case for it, you will end up punish more for still not waking up the f-ideal
• Praetorian111

  3 Jan 05, 21:30

  depending on the amt of alcohol in the body.... Wat type of test was conducted on your fren?? I presume it is the blow one.... For that one, some people actually cannot blow over the range....
  Well drunk driving is being concerned as quite a serious offence, most likely for first time offence will go away with suspension of license and maybe plus fine...
• D16Z6

  3 Jan 05, 23:01

  i got a fren who was caught last year for drink driving...
  driving a lorry at 110km/hr....
  the penalty for him was:$3000 n 2 years licence suspension...
  ask ur fren to prepare some money when he go to court for the fine....
  it was very funny when my fren the sentence was passed...
  the judge ask if he was guilty n he said yes...
  den the judge ask how much do u hav wif u???
  den he answer $3000....
  the judge den fine him $3k n 2 years suspension...
• epImetheus

  3 Jan 05, 23:04

  i hate drivers who drink & drive.
• yaeh

  3 Jan 05, 23:25

  better accept the fact that he drink n drive n tat not right..should be punish for that ... know that k be veri dangerous ...lucky for him nev hit anyting...
• tailslide

  4 Jan 05, 00:55

  think the rest already said their piece. my advice would go along that line with the exception that he should get a lawyer to mitigate on his behalf. judge usually give more weight to the flowery words used by lawyers and would tend to be more lenient when meting out his sentence, as long as ur friend shows that he was remorseful about his acts.
  
  engage a lawyer to fight the case outright = heavier sentence + more lawyer fees. not worth it IMO.
• Danisdead101times

  4 Jan 05, 00:57

  i don't think there is a need to fight the case,mostly he will lose out...cuz the test is positive..orelse he won't get caught...maybe can find a cheap lawyer to beg for leniency for him~~
• Parka

  4 Jan 05, 01:00

  The law is here for a reason.
• houndy

  4 Jan 05, 09:44

  a good lawyer to fight?? what is there to fight??? sorry my client didnt know that the drink was beer he thought it was lemon tea?? so he had a few glasses and then realise it was beer.. as such my client proceeded to drive home in order to avoid a traffic accident? ... but sadly he was stopped by traffic police...he didnt mean to drink or drive.... i hope your honour you might forgive him...
  
  Judge reply GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL, DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $200.
• HENG@

  4 Jan 05, 10:06

  actually can I say something else? Yr fren chao heng that he kenna caught, instead of meeting with an accident that could have killed him n others.
• free4ever

  4 Jan 05, 23:51

  ya Heng@, you are absolutely right...
• Troy437

  5 Jan 05, 00:23

  Sorry to say....but I am glad your friend was stopped.
  
  Or else you may one day be driven by him after he had some drinks. Worse for you or anyone else...
• theTelepath

  5 Jan 05, 10:12

  ask him to plead and request Chief Justice to preside.
• houndy

  5 Jan 05, 12:12

  Originally posted by theTelepath:

  ask him to plead and request Chief Justice to preside.

  that is the dumbest thing to do.... it is call digging your own grave
• edi_77777

  5 Jan 05, 13:17

  juz plead gulity lah! no need fight 1... waste money... might as well save the money for the fine than on lawyer....
• theTelepath

  5 Jan 05, 18:22

  Originally posted by houndy:

  that is the dumbest thing to do.... it is call digging your own grave

  that's the idea. that's where all drivers who drink should go