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Drink driving

Drivers want tougher sentences for drink-dr...

Dec 19, 2024Comments off

Tougher sentences have been found to be the most popular solution among motorists for tackling the scourge of drink-driving, new research from the RAC has

Ten years since drink drive law change in Scotland

Police step up breath tests as deaths rise

Dec 09, 2024Comments off

New figures out today show a slight increase in the number of roadside breath tests carried out by Police. In 2023 there were 276,914 tests

Ten years since drink drive law change in Scotland

Scotland marks 10th anniversary of drink dr...

Dec 05, 2024Comments off

Tomorrow (Thursday 5 December) marks the tenth anniversary of the drink drive limit being lowered in Scotland – and four out of five Scots (79%)

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HGV driver sentenced for drunk driving in S...

Dec 04, 2024Comments off

Janis Rimovics, a 50-year-old HGV driver, has been convicted and sentenced after a shocking incident involving drink-driving in Pagham, West Sussex. On the evening of

Sharp increase in drink drive deaths.

Drink drive deaths highest since 2009

Jul 26, 2024Comments off

There’s been a sharp increase in the number of deaths on Britain’s roads caused by drunk drivers. Final figures for 2022 released by the Department

Drink driving

Police arrest drink and drug drivers across...

Dec 12, 2023Comments off

Warwickshire Police are continuing to increase their patrols across the county to target and arrest suspected drink and drug drivers over Christmas and the New

French drink drive limit is lower than England

French police 20 times more likely to breat...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

British motorists are being warned they are TWENTY times more likely to be breathalysed in France than in the UK. The gendarmes tested 109 drivers

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Drink-drive casualty figures ‘very co...

Jul 31, 2023Comments off

New figures show the number of people killed in drink-drive collisions in 2021 reached a 12-year high. Published by the DfT, the data shows that

Breath tests plunge to record low

Nov 21, 2022Comments off

Roadside breath tests have slumped to their lowest level on record. Data published recently shows that in 2021 just 224,162 motorists were breathalysed by Police

Drink driving offences could now land you a...

Aug 01, 2022Comments off

The Highway Code has been updated following a change in the law that affects the sentences for some driving offences. The updated penalties include causing