drink driving

Scotland: festive drink and drug drive figures ‘extremely disappointing’

The force’s festive drink and drug drive campaign ran between 1 December and 2 January and saw officers breathalyse 8,687…

Brake comments on calls for zero tolerance drink drive limit across Europe

The ETSC report also revealed that the UK, except Scotland, has the highest drink drive limit in the EU and…

Majority of motorists agree with plans to install breathalysers in vehicles

A new poll from the UK’s leading independent car retailer found 70 per cent of drivers backed the introduction of…

Drink and drug driving in the spotlight as festive season approaches

The period between now and the end of the year is renowned for socialising, meaning the risk of driving while…

New outdoor campaign aimed at young drivers across Warwickshire

Young drivers across Warwickshire will today start to see a new campaign from road safety project The Honest Truth.  The…

Number of breath tests at record low in 2018

According to the annual Police Powers and Procedures Report, 320,988 breath tests were carried out in England and Wales last year…

Drink drive deaths rise again in 2017

The figures show that between 230 and 270 people were killed in collisions where at least one driver was over…

Drunk drivers: the good, the bad and the over fifties

1.6 million adults aged over 55 admit to drink driving A further 3.6 million over 55s say they have driven…

Council employee was caught driving a ride-on lawnmower while 16 times the drug-drive limit