Alcohol on the plane? | Breath testing drivers leaving Newcastle Airport

[@debskeith]

Absolutely support this, well done Durham and Northumbria 👍

[@Chris.keeprunning]

Great campaign , we spoke to one of the police motorcycle outriders when they did this at the airport . Really nice guy , friendly and approachable .

[@Mark..P]

Now this is great proactive Policing. Even better results, 80 tested, 80 passes. The message is getting out there - well done

[@yorkshirebiker]

Agree 100% 👍

[@FattyOn2Wheels]

So treating everyone like they are guily is right

[@Mark..P]

@@FattyOn2Wheels If you are innocent then all you are giving up is a little bit of free time, if not - they are potentially saving someone's life. Unfortunately we live in a world where not everyone is innocent.

[@mikeh3441]

​@@FattyOn2WheelsIts called proactive policing. If it only gets one intoxicated fool off the road then it's a success.

[@lolzlolz69]

@@FattyOn2Wheels You want to have a look at yourself if that is your take away from this.

[@will-i-am-not]

I have no sympathy for drink drivers

[@craigrothwell6144]

It is about time the limit was zero. It is for railway workers and everyone knows the limit.

[@alanhindmarch4483]

I would like to see more and more random roadside checks all year round. Its only the drivers who do drink and drive, or have had to much the night before, that complain about random roadside checks.

[@nicktulloh]

sure, screw our rights

[@MC-nb6jx]

Absolutely 👍🏻

[@Vanblade1692]

Good to see keeping people safe. Have a great christmas and thanks for all the efforts.

[@littlenemo14]

I can’t understand these fools who think that they’re still on holiday drinking on the way home.

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

Big thumbs up... More random breath tests, please... The only people who have anything to fear are the drink drivers.

[@mufcracer8609]

Life time ban from Driving if Caught Simple, same with phone use. We too Soft in Uk.

[@J.J1971]

Brilliant how clever, wish they banned alcohol on flights to be honest...

[@billytheghillie]

Precisely, why should inconsiderate yobs on a plane ruin my holiday.

[@Cornz38]

That's the best idea...

[@Trevor_Austin]

Why? Just because some can’t handle drink doesn’t mean we should impact everyone else.

[@AL-YT-comment]

@@Trevor_Austinbut I have to go over speed bumps because a few people speed, I should get a free pass because I don’t speed, I trust you see the analogy. Drunks on a plane are pain to everyone, why should I get my flight ruined just because a few people can’t go for a couple of hours without a drink?

[@gsmith12]

Honestly people like you are why everything is turning so fucking boring.

[@thewaywardgrape3838]

I wish Staffordshire/North Midlands Police were as proactive as this. Great Policing guys!

[@justifiedsuspicion675]

Yeah right 😂

[@MC-nb6jx]

We fly over to the US often and the amount that happily drink while on the flight then pick up their hire car upon landing amazes me.. The “well I’m on holiday now” mode kicked in once boarded.. Getting in and driving to wherever they’re going with not a care in the world. Then driving on unfamiliar roads on the opposite side.. Surely they can wait a few more hours rather than take such stupid risks?

[@911HRW]

When I fly to the states and drink, I stay in an airport hotel when I arrive.

[@50kevind]

I haven’t had an alcoholic drink on plane in years. Even though I know the roads in Vegas like the back of my hand because I’ve been so many times I like having my driving licence and I respect other peoples lives

[@johnfh]

The last time I drank and drove was around 25 years ago. It was wrong at the time, but I've changed. They can have as many controls as they want!

[@johntreanor812]

Just had my final day at Koln Xmas market… then 3 hours at Düsseldorf airport…. Never touched a drop as I knew I had a 2 hour drive from LHR in the evening. Well done guys. Keep up the great work.

[@print-master]

So it's legal for the police to park on double red

[@RichardCutler-jq5qf]

Get the bloody train there and back if your gonna drink

[@thebrowns5337]

Thank you for making roads a bit safer

[@dougmarshall5800]

Fantastic initiative 🙏 well done Durham and Northumbria Constabulary’s 👍

[@davidwilson4468]

In Sydney we have random breath tests set up all the time. The police will set up on a road and stop 10 cars at a time and test every driver. If you show that you have had a drink on the handheld device then you have to go back to the booze bus to be tested on an evidential machine. The handheld device will pick up any alcohol in your breath so while you might be under the limit, you will still have to go and take a full test. This could take up to 30 minutes, depending upon how many “customers” they have. From my point of view it means that its not even worth one small beer before driving.

[@adriancoppin977]

Good for you. This is what needs to happen. Wishing everyone in Northumberland a Safe and joyous Festive Season.

[@melesmeles5080]

Would like to see this at more UK airports. Great to see.

[@NigelMarston]

Outstanding work that I support 100%

[@willizkwl]

Shocking parking of that police van though at the start.

[@ynwa3476]

2 wheels on a grass verge and over double red lines too 😂

[@911HRW]

Exempt if on police business.

[@FirstNameLastName-ev3jk]

Indeed. It’s unnecessary and not setting a good example.

[@911HRW]

@@FirstNameLastName-ev3jkGood example? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Have you seen British parking?

[@howardtowler6146]

Good no time for drunk drivers

[@stevendavies3563]

Thanks guys

[@JohnnyBouchier]

Excellent idea. Fully support this.

[@Jackrabbit4520]

Whilst I strongly support targeting drunk or drugged drivers, when did we start doing random breath tests in the UK? The law states before a roadside breath test can be requested there has to be some suspicion of a moving traffic offence or suspicion of someone having consumed alcohol i.e. breath smells of intoxicants etc. I wonder what would have occurred if one of the drivers had refused to provide a roadside breath test. Refusal without lawful justification for the initial request would not be unlawful.

[@jswmonkey197]

Legislation was passed in 2016 to enable them to set up roadside checkpoints at places and at times where/when there's likely to be more instances of drink driving than normal. Surely you've heard of xmas/new year campaigns over the years? This is no different. Not sure if that's the whole of the UK or just England.

[@Jackrabbit4520]

@ Funnily enough as a retired Road Traffic Officer I have heard of the Christmas Drink Drive campaign, however unless there has been a bit of artistic licence from Police Force to Police Force there is still a requirement to make the process lawful. If someone is under the influence of alcohol, odds are they will commit a moving traffic offence i.e. excessive speed, due care etc and then you are empowered to conduct a roadside breath test. The Police Force I worked for never conducted random roadside breath tests even at Christmas. We would go out hunting for drunk drivers and it generally didn’t take long to find one, I think my record was four during an eight hour shift. It was like shelling peas sometimes. 👍

[@highdownmartin]

What about lorries being pulled over and examined and weighed ? That's random or trawler net, there's never grounds for suspicion of unroadworthyness.

[@khalidacosta7133]

If you refuse you get charged with refusing to supply. As you said, the police have the power to pull you over to check your documents are in order without suspicion of an offence being committed. The same with drug driving. Refusal to identify oneself is an offence against the RTA.

[@roppa789]

A uniformed cop can stop a car being driven on a road at any time. They may have had a reason for the stop ie car defect, accident, poor driving etc and can therefore require a breath specimen. If they stop you and there are none of the above caveats they can still ask for a breath test but as they don’t have a supportive reason then you are under no obligation to provide a sample and can refuse. HOWEVER if they smell or suspect alcohol that then does make the request a lawful one and failure to provide becomes an offence.

[@Rover2430]

Excellent campaign. Thank you.

[@fredbettesworth5397]

Awesome, thanks Merry Christmas

[@t288msd]

Fantastic news. Nice one. "Tested 80 people, which is a lot". Its a great start but not a lot. UK needs random breath testing like Australia where every day somewhere in the state hundreds of vehicles are randomly pulled into large lay bys with 10 police officers waiting to randomly test them. I've been randomly tested many times over the years

[@davidwilson4468]

My record is four RBTs in one morning in Sydney

[@weebolddavy]

Part of the problem is the 2 or 3 hours passengers have to burn at the resort airport, still in holiday mode not a thought about the journey home, then one or two more on the plane. Seen it too often.

[@thebrowns5337]

No, the only problem is the offenders not thinking. No booze before driving - it's really that simple! Why look to blame anything else?

[@NUFC2412]

What a load of tosh. Its a choice. Waiting times is not an excuse

[@ivortoad]

​@@NUFC2412 It's probably difficult to think straight when already invertebrated.

[@turnbull321]

Keep up the good work

[@SarahJonestoo]

Well done!

[@JonB-k7d]

Spot on

[@marcussmith8397]

Fair play great idea shame you can't stop more people during day on roads ...

[@ianholden7]

Must be ryanair passengers no one can afford there in flight prices

[@jeremypowell8039]

Great idea…well done to the police

[@harrycummings6501]

Great idea but wrong time of year........try summer when there's plenty more idiots having a drink on the plane coming home

[@Setsuraful]

All this police power, time and money spent and they didn't actually catch anyone drink driving or stop any accidents, but somehow getting praised for it. About what I have come to expect from the pigs and sheep in this country. Pathetic.

[@911HRW]

Bore off child

[@AL-YT-comment]

So you suggest we wait until there are people killed and roads jammed by the accidents do you? Prevention is better than cure, muppet.

[@AA-pi2dz]

Excellent

[@Trevor_Austin]

So parking half the grass over double reds is OK? No double standards from Plod then?

[@911HRW]

Exemptions

[@buonafortuna8928]

Good job fellas

[@TopTickJack]

you can keep that as a souveneir, yh wicked mate gonna put that straw on the mantlepiece next to the family photos

[@gntdriver2840]

Great example of parking with the police van, also Newcastle airport is in the jurisdiction of Northumbria constabulary and not Durham

[@MrHabushi]

The description states it was a joint operation with Northumbria.

[@LAMF25]

Laws never apply to ACAB though.

[@911HRW]

Exemption. Great example when they park on the pavement outside your house after you’ve been burgled, be ok there though right? Or would you rather they park properly and use the ringo app?

[@Chris-b7v]

Beautifully parked police van at 0:12.

[@Cornz38]

You are under NO legal obligation to provide them with a breath specimen unless they have a reason to believe you have been drinking. The police can stop you at any time and ask you to take a breath test (‘breathalyse’ you) if: they think you’ve been drinking you’ve committed a traffic offence you’ve been involved in a road traffic accident. Just because you've flown in is NOT sufficient evidence for them to think you might have been drinking.

[@911HRW]

Hence why they ask nicely. Nothing to hide, you’ll do one.

[@justifiedsuspicion675]

Well pointed out.

[@Rowan66109]

If you refuse, it is reasonable to suspect you've been drinking

[@thebrowns5337]

The fact people are in holiday mode and flight attendants are asking every so often if you want a drink... pretty safe assumption that someone on a plane will 'fprget' they are driving and have a G&T or whatever, then jump in the car a few hours later. Add that altitude alters how people process alcohol and it's an even safer bet. There is clearly suspicion/ And if you haven't had a drink why refuse a test? Why are you even arguing against trying to make our roads, where 5 people die every day (on average in the UK) a safer place? What is wrong with you?

[@mrglide7078]

So you'll be the one creating a scene and holding everyone else up if you get pulled for a breath test? You sound like a right pain in the arse

[@Russtynailer]

Spiteful, nasty and lazy policing.I dont want my house burgled or my children targeted by grooming gangs but I do want to be able to speak truthfully and freely without the threat of arrest.

[@pureblood1978x]

😂 that doesn't even make sense! Are you ill?

[@Rowan66109]

What? Do you want to be able to drink and drive?

[@pureblood1978x]

@Rowan66109 guys probably a crackhead

[@thebrowns5337]

I didn't want a family member killed by a distracted driver (and feel more strongly about that than losing my TV). Why should we settle for anything that's clearly wrong? There should be a balanced approach to policing and targetted by the frequency of crimes and the seriousness... and bad driving (through drink, drugs, distraction or just lack of skill) is right up there. Rather than moaning on KZbin that Police should be doing x instead of y... write to your MP and say you want the Police resourced so they can do x AND y.

[@AL-YT-comment]

You do want drunk drivers on the streets, great idea, the accidents may stop the burglars getting to your house. Muppet.

[@OH2023-cj9if]

Let's investigate why previous campaigns have not been value for money as they were ineffective. The figures show this.

[@Lyndalewinder]

Meanwhile numerous shoplifting events and other crimes are taking place with no police support!!!!!

[@911HRW]

So is drink driving not a crime that kills then? You realise there are more than just these cops in the uk catching criminals?

[@thebrowns5337]

Shoplifting doesn't ruin thoushands of lives a year.

[@Dunst1]

What a stupid comment.

[@mikebarton]

Alcohol really is a low rent drug.

[@RebeccaHollyGreen]

Dc Natalie Horner , a heavy topic to host , dedicated duty .

[@JMcKaySV]

Can they enforce this?

[@911HRW]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 duh

[@PedroConejo1939]

Good stuff. Before you even get into the car though, being intoxicated on an aircraft in the - thankfully very rare - event of an emergency is a really bad idea, for you and those around you.

[@Cypher791]

If you get a minute you could maybe investigate burglary aswell.. just a thought… I know it’s not really regarded as a crime anymore but it would be nice if you could solve even one for Christmas… 😊👍

[@beastylad7418]

Can’t disagree with this’ But why DONT airlines breath test people before boarding the flight? Ugh 😩 always the Brits pissed up and out of control.

[@HMSDaring1]

I feel like it’s incredibly rare that people get smashed on a flight and then drive, 80 people tested and zero fails. I’m sure there are better locations and times for these sort of checks.

[@justifiedsuspicion675]

Police seem to waste a lot of time targeting the wrong situations, or soft targets.

[@robmontier3770]

@@justifiedsuspicion675 Disagree. It shows nobody is beyond testing, so no "safe" areas to drive UTI.

[@nicktulloh]

Knee jerk reaction to a tragedy. The police force needs to look up the definition of priorities and stop this publicity hungry bullshit.

[@VictheSecret]

Astonishing. Huge resources deployed, and all they proved that there was absolutely no reason to carry out the operation, which was justified by one single incident. Moronic. Those cops would have been better employed out on the roads chasing real criminals.

[@911HRW]

Drink driving is a crime you 🤡

[@sjanex]

I’m pretty sure drink & drug drivers are real criminals 🤦🏽‍♀️ people die every year on our roads because someone was too stupid to get a taxi home after drinking.

[@Rowan66109]

There was absolutely a reason to carry out the operation, they literally stated it in the video. Do you not consider drink drivers to be real criminals?

[@theg1792]

You know drink driving is a crime right? So they ARE catching criminals?

[@thebrowns5337]

If they didn't carry out the occasional operation like this motorists would a) complain and b) know there is no way they will ever be caught drink driving. Even if they catch nobody it reinforces the deterent. It sends a message you can't assume you'll get away with it. And thats a cost worth bearing because on average 5 people die on UK roads every day. Even more are seriously injured. A serious RTC )of which there are several each day) costs the UK taxpayer around a quarter of a million pounds. 8-10 officers for a couple of hours is nowhere near that.

[@justifiedsuspicion675]

Any drivers of ethnicity waved on. TWO TIER. PROPAGANDA.

[@Rowan66109]

Any evidence of them doing that? Also, why are you subscribed to them if you dislike them?

[@thebrowns5337]

Nonsense.

[@justifiedsuspicion675]

@Rowan66109 No evidence, just assumption, as it's all you see from police now. They're there for the minorities in a flash.

[@mrglide7078]

Only in your head I imagine...

[@Justy77]

stopping people at 8am on their morning commute is pathetic.

[@gpzfan5272]

Not if they’ve had a skinful the night before and are still over the limit

[@ChrisUKFF]

Nah, the only thing that's pathetic is how anyone in 2024 could think it's OK to get behind the wheel while absolutely steaming.

[@imeach2897]

Doesn't the title say 'leaving Newcastle Airport'??? So it's not people commuting And even if they were commuting, it wouldn't matter, a drink driver is a drink driver at any time of the day 😡😡😡

[@911HRW]

You’ve shown yourself up here son.

[@dannyboyy31]

So you're an apologist for drink drivers? Got it.