'He has asthma and he was unable to provide the breath test.'
A taxi driver who was fined after failing to provide a roadside breath test has been warned over his future conduct.
A police officer told councillors the driver had been fined £250 and given penalty points on his licence following an incident in September 2020.She said Mr Sidhu had failed to cooperate with a breath test when officers reasonably suspected he had committed a traffic offence.Mr Sidhu’s lawyer, Aamer Anwar, said there had been “no sufficiency” for a dangerous driving charge as his client’s car had skidded, causing him to crash.
He added: “The police attended at the time, Mr Sidhu was in shock. The police requested Mr Sidhu to provide a specimen of breath as is the norm following an accident.
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