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Originally Posted by superbiatch
The guy who I mentioned earlier on had the keys in his pocket and the engine was warm which was how the policeman arrested him, and then he admitted driving. I suppose it was a no-brainer really. But i have to say I didn't think he could be 'done' when he wasn't in the car, until this thread of course.
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But that's different. The car had clearly been driven, and the owner was in possession of the keys and drunk, so it's highly likely that an offence has taken place(of course they still have to prove it was him that drove the car). That's rather different from me getting something from the glove compartment whilst drunk, and then having to prove I didn't intend to drive the car. Even if I walk to my car in the pub car park, I could just be walking there to get my laptop before I hop into a cab home. It just seems strange to me that the onus is on the driver to prove he/she didn't intend to drive.