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DRINK DRIVING BLOOD TEST

Geoffrey Miller Solicitors are specialist Drink Driving Blood Test Solicitors. Call our team of expert motoring solicitors for some free initial advice.

From 1st January 2021 until 31st December 2023

We successfully defended a total of 132 out of 135 blood drink and drug driving cases to conclusion.

We WON 98% of our Drink Driving Blood Test Cases!

We successfully defended a total of 34 drink driving blood cases out of 36 cases.

We WON 99% of our Drug Driving Blood Test Cases!

We defended a total of 99 drug driving blood cases and won 98 cases.

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You may assume or have been told that defending a drink driving blood test case is futile and be resigned to accepting the charge and all of the consequences that follow. Whether you risk the loss of your livelihood, home or freedom, we urge you not to give up as we are likely to have the solution to resolve the nightmare you face. As you will see from our results, our offering to secure the contrary position is something we urge you to seriously consider.

Whilst no litigation can ever be certain, our involvement in a drink driving blood test cases has led to extremely high success rates. By success, we mean not guilty verdict. That means no disqualification; no fine; no criminal record!

Year Our Results
2012 This was the first year we began to track our results depending on the type of sample the police had taken.We had a total of 33 blood cases conclude in 2012. They comprised of 32 Magisrates’ Court cases and 1 Appeal case in the Crown Court.We won 33 out of 33 achieving a 100% success rate.8 cases were discontinued before the trial date itself. 25 were won at court.
2013 Having published our phenomenal successes of the previous year, we saw a significant increase in the number of clients who chose to defend the blood drink driving charge they faced.We had a total of 56 blood drink driving cases conclude in 2013.We won 52 out of 56 and lost 4 trials. This equated to a 93% success rate. 10 were discontinued before the trial itself and 42 were won at court.
2014 We dealt with a total of 43 blood drink driving cases that were concluded.We won a total of 40 of these cases and lost 3 cases. Again this equates to a 92% success rate.We have seen an increase in the number of cases that were discontinued before trial as 14 of the successfully defended cases were dropped before the trial date.
2015 We defended a total of 31 blood drink and drug driving cases that were concluded. We won 100% of these cases so that all 31 clients were found NOT GUILTY.  7 of our cases were discontinued before the trial itself, 9 cases were withdrawn on the day of trial before the case got underway and 15 clients were acquitted after the prosecution had presented their case but we had achieved so much damage by that point that the cases were thrown out. Only 1 case had to be fought via a full trial with our client giving evidence.
2016 The law changes of 2015 resulted in a massive decline in blood drink driving cases in 2016. However, the introduction of the drug driving offence in 2015 also resulted in a significant increase in drug drive charges that we were entrusted to defend. We defended a total of 40 cases involving a blood sample. This comprised of 28 blood drug driving cases and 12 blood drink driving cases that were concluded. We won 100% of the drink driving cases and lost 1 drug driving trial so that 39 clients were found NOT GUILTY. 7 of our cases were discontinued before the trial itself, 27 cases were withdrawn on the day of trial before the case got underway and 3 clients were acquitted after the prosecution had presented their case but we had achieved so much damage by that point that the cases were thrown out. Only 2 cases had to be fought via a full trial with our client giving evidence.
2017 We defended a total of 34 blood drink and drug driving cases that were concluded. We won 30 of these cases so that 30 clients were found NOT GUILTY. 11 of our cases were discontinued before the trial itself, 15 cases were withdrawn on the day of trial before the case got underway Only 1 case had to be fought via a full trial with our client giving evidence.
2018 We defended a total of 26 blood drink and drug driving cases that were concluded. We won 96% of these cases so that 25 clients were found NOT GUILTY. 8 of our cases were discontinued before the trial itself, 10 cases were withdrawn on the day of trial before the case got underway and 5 clients were acquitted after the prosecution had presented their case but the cases were thrown out. Only 2 cases had to be fought via a full trial with our client giving evidence.
2019 We defended a total of 32 blood drink and drug driving cases that were concluded. We won 91% of these cases so that 29 clients were found NOT GUILTY. 6 of our cases were discontinued before the trial itself, 17 cases were withdrawn on the day of trial before the case got underway and 4 clients were acquitted after the prosecution had presented their case but we had achieved so much damage by that point that the cases were thrown out. Only 1 case had to be fought via a full trial with our client giving evidence.
2020 We defended a total of 22 blood drink and drug driving cases that were concluded. We won 86% of these cases so that 19 clients were found NOT GUILTY. 10 of our cases were discontinued before the trial itself, 4 cases were withdrawn on the day of trial before the case got underway. Only 4 cases had to be fought via a full trial with our client giving evidence.
2021 We defended a total of 42 blood drink and drug driving cases that were concluded. We won 100% of these cases so that 42 clients were found NOT GUILTY. 15 of our cases were discontinued before the trial itself, 24 cases were withdrawn on the day of trial before the case got underway or at the half way point. Only 2 cases had to be fought via a full trial with our client giving evidence. There was one successful appeal.
2022 We defended a total of 45 blood drink and drug driving cases that were concluded. We won 98% of these cases so that 44 clients were found NOT GUILTY. 15 of our cases were discontinued before the trial itself, 27 cases were withdrawn on the day of trial before the case got underway or at the half way point. Only 1 cases had to be fought via a full trial with our client giving evidence. There was one successful appeal.
2023 We defended a total of 48 blood drink and drug driving cases that were concluded. We won 96% of these cases so that 46 clients were found NOT GUILTY. 13 of our cases were discontinued before the trial itself, 29 cases were withdrawn on the day of trial before the case got underway or at the half way point. Only 3 cases had to be fought via a full trial with our client giving evidence. There was one successful appeal.

Hopefully, our results demonstrate how our expert involvement in your own case is highly likely to result in your being found NOT GUILTY.

What is the UK drink driving blood test alcohol limit?

The UK blood alcohol limit is 80mg in 100ml of blood. This is one of the highest blood alcohol legal limits in Europe with both Scotland and Ireland reducing the blood alcohol limits to 50mg to fall in line with the rest of Europe in recent years.

Drink Driving Blood Test Scenarios

There are a number of scenarios where you will be requested or offered the opportunity to provide a blood sample to the police following a drink-driving arrest.

  • You are unable to provide a breath sample because of medical reasons;
  • There is no breath testing machine available at the police station;
  • The breath test machine was faulty or the results inconclusive; or
  • You were taken to a hospital rather than a police station.

Typically it takes the police around six weeks to have the drink driving blood sample analysed. If the result is more than 80 mg then you will face a charge. Unlike the position with the breath reading which is slightly over the limit and the police have some discretion to release without charge, there is no such discretion with a blood sample that is marginally over the drink drive limit.

Once charged you will be bailed to attend court for the first court hearing where you will be expected to enter your plea of guilty or not guilty.

Most people who instruct us to represent them in drink driving blood test cases do so before they are charged pursuant to our standby instruction option. Whilst it can be tempting to wait and see whether you will be charged, we find that by placing your instructions with us at this early stage, we believe this gives our client the best chances of securing a not guilty verdict at a later date.

No two drink-driving case strategies will be the same because every case is different. However, Geoffrey Miller Solicitors have developed a cascade of successful defence strategies unique to the firm. Drink driving blood sample cases are our speciality. If your licence and record are important to you we urge you to get in touch and let us advise on how we believe we can achieve the right result for you.

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†Figures include drink and drug related cases only and include successful appeals but exclude cases lost that are the subject of appeal as at 31st December 2023.

Not Sure What to Do About Your Drink Driving Blood Case?

Most people who get in touch with our team of motor offence expert solicitors are uncertain of their options. They are unaware of any legal defences that may be available and find it difficult to believe that it might be possible to defend the drink driving blood test offence charge they face by using loopholes that apply to the rich and famous! We do represent celebrities but we also represent many hardworking motorists like Brian and we want to help you make the right choice about what you do next.

We are always more than happy to chat things through with potential clients Free of Charge. Call us now on Freephone 0800 1389 123 to speak to one of our specialist motoring offence solicitors. It is only once you decide to instruct us that payment will become necessary and we can often arrange installment plans to assist you. Many satisfied clients have thanked us for offering this free consultation service as it has prevented them from following inaccurate non-expert advice which could have led to them accepting a driving ban unnecessarily.

If you would like to spend more time browsing on the site before you get in touch, make sure you have a look at our specialist motor offence guidance features such as our drink driving ban calculator which will help you to determine the penalty you may face if convicted and our money saving calculator which helps to outline some of the hidden costs of accepting a conviction.

We think we are simply the best in the business but if you are not satisfied in taking our word for it, our unique “ask our clients” testimonials scheme allows you to contact previous clients of the firm to seek a completely independent reference about us and what we might be able to do for you.

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