Past disciplinary findings

Mr David Abberton behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in him or in the profession, contrary to Core Duty 5, in that on 09 May 2021 he drove a motor vehicle in a public place after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it on his breath, namely 80 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit of 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, for which he was convicted contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act at Chester Magistrates Court on 27 May 2021. Mr Abberton was ordered to pay a fine of £1,100.00, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £111.00 and ordered to pay the Crown Prosecution Service costs in the sum of £85.00. Mr Abberton was also disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 3 years unless he satisfactorily completes a course approved by the state by 19/2/2022 in which case his disqualification will be reduced by 39 weeks.