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New Drink-Driving Limits Could Be Introduced as Nearly 100 Drivers Caught a Day
Between 2022 and 2024, 108,000 drivers in Britain received drink-drive endorsements, averaging 99 daily, amid calls to lower the legal alcohol limit to improve road safety.
- As part of a planned road safety initiative this autumn, government officials are reviewing proposals to lower the legal alcohol limit for drivers in England and Wales.
- This move follows 2023 data showing 1,860 people were killed or seriously injured in drink-drive collisions and nearly 100 drivers caught daily.
- The current limit is 35 micrograms per 100ml of breath, higher than any other European country, while Scotland lowered its limit in 2014.
- IAM RoadSmart's Nicholas Lyes called drink-driving a "dangerously reckless act" and noted lowering limits plus boosting enforcement could promote zero tolerance.
- The proposed changes and strategy review aim to reduce road deaths, with next steps for road safety pledged to be set out in due course.
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New drink-driving limits could be introduced as nearly 100 drivers caught a day
Drink driving limits may be changed in England and Wales as nearly 100 drink-drivers on average were caught a day in past three years in the UK.
Almost 100 drink-drivers caught every day, figures suggest - Rother Radio
An average of nearly 100 drivers a day were caught drink-driving in the past three years, new figures show. Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, which obtained the data, said it demonstrates the need for “a shift in mindset” among drivers. It found 108,000 motorists in Britain received drink-drive endorsements on their licence between 2022 and 2024. That is an average of 99 per day. Drivers aged 25-39 were the worst offenders, with 48,000 caught. …
100 motorists a day caught drink driving
Research from IAM RoadSmart has revealed the extent of the UK’s drink driving problem, with 100 endorsements issued every day for the last three years. It found that 108,000 drink […] The post 100 motorists a day caught drink driving first appeared on Bodyshop Magazine.
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