Mum shopped her son for drink-driving

Dec 16 2008 by Neil Atkinson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

In addition to his ban, he was put under a one-year supervision order, was ordered to carry out 80 hours unpaid work and told to attend a driving rehabilitation course.

Mum Julie said before a previous hearing that she was worried for other peoples’ safety. She said: “The night he came home it was obvious he was drunk.

“His safety, and that of others, was all I could think about. I rang the police straight away. I didn’t even know which was the right number to ring. I just said my son has taken the car without permission and that he had been drinking.

“It was terrible to see him in court. You want to be the perfect family in the perfect scenario, but that’s just not real life.

“I would urge anyone else to do the same thing. It is hard but at the end of the day it is not only theirs, but other people’s safety.”