£40 cannabis deal costs driver £750 - and a ban

[TwoCanucks]

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/wor ... and_a_ban/

A DRINK driver without a full licence took his ex-girlfriend’s car without asking her so he could pick up some cannabis from Upton-upon-Severn.

Sam Pratt admitted taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, possession of cannabis, drink-driving, driving a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance when he appeared before Worcester magistrates.

All charges relate to an incident on Saturday, September 22, when police stopped 26-year-old Pratt in Hanley Road, Upton ,after they followed him in the Vauxhall Corsa.

Matt Dodson, prosecuting, said Pratt told officers he had only bought the car a couple of weeks ago so the system might not show the car as registered to him.

A breath test revealed 55mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, above the legal limit of 35mcg.

Checks revealed it was not his vehicle and he was also searched, revealing five small, clear bags containing cannabis with a street value of about £40 which he said he had bought from an address in Upton.
The owner of the vehicle confirmed that the car had been left parked outside the defendant’s mother’s address in Tewkesbury and Pratt did not have permission to drive

Further checks revealed that Pratt, of High Street, Tewkesbury, was only a provisional licence holder.

The car was returned undamaged, Mr Dodson said.

Kate Oliver, defending, said Pratt has expressed remorse and guilty pleas were submitted at the earliest opportunity.

She said: “The defendant is still on friendly terms with his ex-partner and she is friends with the defendant’s mother and she left her vehicle, with her keys, at the defendant’s mother’s address.

“He knew he didn’t have permission to use that car.

“This is not pre-meditated and there are no aggravating features. He has had no involvement with the police at all previously. This is a young man who has accepted responsibility immediately.

“It was a spur of the moment decision. It has served as a wake-up call to him. It’s shocked him.”

The unemployed refrigeration engineer was fined £100 for possession of cannabis, £200 for drink-driving which also resulted in a ban of 12 months, £50 for driving without a full licence, £300 for driving without insurance, a victim surcharge of £15 and costs of £85.

[Uncle Ron]

Next stop, Amsterdam with the lads for some smoking, drinking, and whoring about...
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[spidergawd]

And his name is..........Pratt .

[Slip & Sal]

Is that a big amount? I think he got off cheap, or we get fined heaps.

[CHELSEA_SMOKERS_SOCIETY]

40 quid is a 1/4 oz, or at least it was, apparantly street prices have gone up to as much as £10 a gram now, So it could be as little as 4 grams.

[billyriz]

40 quid is a 1/4 oz, or at least it was, apparantly street prices have gone up to as much as £10 a gram now, So it could be as little as 4 grams.

yeah 10 a g round my area, some people though are charging 10 for 0.7g and it aint always dry either

[Kermit]

My city is trialing the new weed testing machine, if you get stopped driving and they suspect your a toker then you are going straight to cop shop for a.test and the fun that follows, expect to see these all over the country with handhelds to follow, crazy Britain ain't ever gonna tolerate weed, never.

[worldcitizen1723]

Kermit, I thought things were getting more tolerant a couple of years ago... Especially in London.... Wtf?

[Kermit]

Me too, but now the mafia have this machine I can never ever see it being the same as the class c years.