A Lancashire Police officer has been sacked after supervising a learner driver while over the drink-drive limit.

A Police Constable with Lancashire Constabulary has been sacked for supervising a learner driver while over the drink-drive limit.

A five-day misconduct hearing, held at Ormskirk Police Station earlier this month and chaired by Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Lee, found that PC 4314 Ravi Parekh was over the legal limit whilst supervising a provisional licence holder on August 5 and 6, 2023.

The panel found that the conduct had breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in the area(s) of Honesty and Integrity and Discreditable Conduct and amounted to gross misconduct.

PC 4314 Parekh was dismissed without notice and his details have been added to the College of Policing Barred list.

Misconduct hearings took place at Ormskirk Police Station (Credit: Google) | Google

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Rules for supervising a learner driver:

You can supervise a family member or friend who is learning to drive if:

you’re at least 21 years old
you’re qualified to drive the type of vehicle they’re driving - for example, you must have a manual car licence if you’re supervising someone in a manual car
you’ve had a full driving licence for at least 3 years (from the UK, the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein)
you are not currently banned from driving

You must sit in the front passenger seat of the car while you’re supervising the learner. You must not:

hold and use a mobile phone, sat nav or tablet - it’s illegal to use one in your hand for any reason, including texting, making calls, taking photos and looking at websites
have a breath alcohol or blood alcohol level higher than the legal limit - do not drink and supervise a learner, as it will seriously affect your judgement and abilities
supervise a learner when you’re under the influence of drugs or medicine, or if you have illegal drugs or certain medicines in your blood above specified limits - check the rules about drugs and driving
go on motorways - learner drivers can only drive on motorways with an approved driving instructor (ADI) in a car fitted with dual controls.