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Originally Posted by OpenMind

I agree with having tests done for drugs though I understand that there are both legal and practical complications at the moment. I don't understand the legal problems but I know they would have to take a sample for each drug to be tested for.

The worry for me over this is down to the amount of mistakes made by police when giving a road-side breathalyser. The smart lawyers who use police incompetence will have a field day with this. I can see cases getting thrown out of court if this comes in. It comes down to the fact that your relying on a human. Human's make mistakes weather they are plod or not. It is outrageous that anyone should risk losing their licence because plod has buggered up the roadside test. The right to a blood test is there as a safe-guard against human error. This is another attempt by the government to show solved crime is on the increase at the expense possibly of innocent people.