Drink-Driving Vet Keeps UK License

0:00On March 3rd, a Romanian veterinarian named Tutor Hurlia has kept his license to practice in the UK despite a serious drink driving conviction back. Home. He started work as let surgeon at a Vets for Pets Clinic in Blackpool last July, but a tribunal heard he drove one and a half times over the legal, alcohol limit in Romania. The incident happened just after midnight on February 5th, 2023. Hurlia had downed beer and vodka at home before getting behind the wheel of his company car to fetch medicine for his unwell father. Police stopped him during a routine check and found his blood alcohol well above the 0.8 grams per liter limit. He shouldn't have been driving anyway since a prior speeding offense had left him with a three-month ban that was still in effect. That speeding violation came just weeks earlier when he hit 108 kilometers per hour in a 50 km zone. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons panel called the Behaviour Serious and a wrist of public safety, noting he ignored easy options like a taxi.

1:01Still, they decided against suspension or striking him off because it would force him to notify the home office and likely lead to permanent deportation. Hurlia stays on the register for now, allowing him to keep treating animals in the UK while weighing the balance between accountability and immigration rules.