drink driving

Three quarters of motorists believe the police should do more to tackle drink driving and the penalties should be more severe. According to a survey of 2,000 UK adults carried out […]

Road safety organisations have launched the Lock Out Drink-Driving Campaign, leading calls for mandatory alcohol interlock technology for repeat drink-drivers. Backing the campaign are RAC, Brake, Road Victims Trust, Royal […]

The number of roadside drink-driving tests in England and Wales fell from 2023 to 2024, according to new figures. Home Office figures published in the Police Powers and Procedures report […]

RAC analysis has found that more than 2,500 drivers have been caught drink‑driving on at least three separate occasions in the last 11 years. Its Freedom of Information request revealed […]

New research has identified the UK’s worst regions for drink driving, with the North East named the biggest hotspot. Go.Compare car insurance analysed the number of policies taken out by […]

A new campaign, Lock Out Drink Driving, has been launched to tackle drink driving and improve road safety. The campaign will lobby government to introduce alcohol interlocks to prevent drink […]

More than four-in-five drivers in the UK support the introduction of alcohol interlocks to reduce instances of repeat drink driving. According to RAC research, 82% of motorists support their introduction, […]

Businesses who employ people who drive as part of their job are risking drink driving incidents by expecting employees to drive the day after their Christmas party. A new survey […]

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 […]

New government data has revealed a fall in road deaths caused by drink driving but a sharp rise in fatalities as a result of drug driving. It found that 260 […]

More than half of motorists (53%) want to see the introduction of ‘alcolocks’ to prevent motorists convicted of drink driving from reoffending. This is according to a study carried out […]

The UK’s drink driving hotspots have been revealed in a new Freedom of Information request to the DVLA. According to the new data, Northampton had the highest number of motorists […]