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The key difference is how the reading is obtained. DUI is normally as a result of police observations or a blood test, and PCA is as result of a test on a breath analysis device. DUI and PCA are both offences that relate to driving while affected by drugs or alcohol. Both are serious offences that can result in gaol time, large fines and loss of licence. Astor Legal can get you the best possible result at court.
PCA stands for ‘prescribed concentration of alcohol’ and refers to the amount of alcohol detected in your system by a machine known as a BAS machine. These machines are usually located at the police station or sometimes in mobile police stations on the side of the road at large RBT operations.
It’s important to note that police cannot test you if you are at your home, and the BAS test needs to be done within two hours of you driving a motor vehicle.
DUI stands for ‘drive under the influence’. It usually arises as a result of a blood test or following a sobriety test and observations in circumstances where police cannot use the BAS machine to test you.
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