Taxi driver Almere refuses blood test after positive drug test

A taxi driver from Almere has put his driver's license at risk after the police checked him on Friday evening, October 30, the Stentor reports. <cite index="1-8.9">During the check, the man took a drug test and the result was positive for the use of cannabis.</cite> <cite index="1-11,12">The driver then did not want to cooperate with a blood test and refused several times.</cite>

<cite index="1-13">By refusing the blood test, the driver jeopardizes his driver's license and thus his work as a taxi driver.</cite> <cite index="1-15,16">Anyone who refuses a blood test can receive a stiff penalty: the possible penalty is sixty hours of community service and not being allowed to drive for six months.</cite> <cite index="1-2">That is striking, because his taxi is his only source of income.</cite> <cite index="1-17,18">It is not yet known what punishment the driver will receive, the judge will ultimately decide this.</cite> For the taxi industry in the Netherlands, the case shows that driving under the influence, including drugs, can have direct consequences for the driver card and driver's license, and therefore for a driver's income.