Dope On A Rope

Drugs and motorcycles don’t mix. Here’s why…

- Andrew Dalton

Q Eight years ago I was done for drink driving. It was a wakeup call for me, as I realised that I had fallen into being an alcoholic, and I am now a recovering alcoholic. I have been abstinent of alcohol for six and a half years, I have really turned my life around, and I am in full-time work. I was pulled by the police a few months ago for having an illegally small number plate and the police officer told me that he suspected that I was intoxicated through drink or drugs, and he then proceeded to give me a mouth swab by the side of the road.
I had smoked a spliff the night before as I do most nights, but it was a weak spliff and I was not really that bothered. The police officer put the swab into some sort of testing solution, and he then told me that I was nicked for driving while having taken cannabis. I lost it with the copper, and I probably did not react very well. The police officer told me that he was going to have to take me to the police station for a blood test. I had a load of sarcasm off the police about needing a bicycle when the blood tests came through. I told the police officer that I would hold the police force liable if my motorcycle was stolen. He told me it was no problem, they would get a recovery vehicle in, and I have now been presented with a bill for £150 for the recovery vehicle.