(Possibly) Drink-driving mates, what would you do?

[BoltonSte]

Pretty much what the rest said, should say something just don't preach....I've actually taken keys off a mate in the past because he was thinking of driving his scoob home, up the motorway after 1am after having a few pints because his misses had been chucking up from the booze after he'd had a few.

Hi all these replies on this thread have answered your question. What I would say is when you do have this chat with him, make sure he is away for this other mate, as your friend maybe trying to impress him in some way. I recently dealt with a man who was 5 times over the limit, and he has never been caught before, the court have told him he will be going to prison, when he next appears. Also most of the public think if you get caught you get banned for 1 year only, that is not the case. The ones a deal with get a 2 or 3 year ban. Oh when you do have this chat make sure he is sober too .. goodluck wish I had a good mate like you.... sandy

Thanks for all the replies guys, I will have a word with him and see what he says. Hopefully like you all said, he'll understand that I'm not having a pop at him, it's just I don't want to see him or anyone else getting banned / injured / killed for the sake of a walk home.

I'd have a word, if he is a good mate. One of my Belgian mates used to do it regularly, I used to tell him off loads but it never ruined our friendship. He just said he knew and smiled. Then one day he went to uni, and they built a new roundabout on the road to our local, and he hit it fast and launched his car clean over it and wrote it off. Now he doesn't drink and drive. Still good friends. Some people jsut don't get it until the worst happens.