A man who refused to provide a urine sample after being arrested on suspicion of drink driving has been fined £700 and banned from the roads for three years.

Julian Clark, 55, a British national who resides in Campamento, Spain, was sentenced at the Magistrates’ Court today after pleading guilty to Failing to Provide a Specimen. 

The court heard that just after midnight on Saturday 2nd of November 2024, Response Team officers spotted Clark on a Kymco Agility motorcycle travelling at high speed towards a pelican crossing on Bayside Road. He was seen skidding to a stop as he approached the crossing.

Officers followed the motorcycle onto Glacis Road where they observed him driving over the roundabout and heading east against the flow of traffic.

The officers activated their lights and pulled him over. On talking to Clark, officers noticed his speech was slurred and that he smelt of alcohol. 

He initially blew 85ug on the roadside breath test. The legal limit is 35ug — so he was arrested on suspicion of Driving a Motor Vehicle Whilst Over the Prescribed Limit.

At New Mole House Police Station, after issues with the Evidential Breath Test Machine, he refused multiple times to provide a urine sample to the custody officers.

He was later charged with the offence of Failing to Provide a Specimen of Urine.

A spokesman for the Royal Gibraltar Police, said: “We’d like to send a clear message to drivers that they are putting themselves and others at significant risk when getting behind the wheel after drinking alcohol.

“We want to stress that alcohol affects everyone differently and any amount can impair someone’s ability to drive. The only safe option is to avoid alcohol completely if you’re driving - even ‘just one drink’ could put you over the limit.’

If anyone has concerns about a person drink-driving, they can call the RGP in confidence on 200 72500 or 999 in emergencies.