drug-driving

Road safety charity Think! has launched a new drug driving campaign after a 70% increase in road fatalities where drugs were present between 2014 and 2023. The new campaign, ‘Don’t […]

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 […]

New figures have revealed that the number of drivers found guilty of drug-driving offences rose by 13.5% last year. AA statistics found that 26,924 drivers were convicted of the offence […]

The AA is urging the government to update drug driving legislation in the UK when it introduces the Crime and Policing Bill later this week. It is partnering with D.tec International, […]

More than half of drivers pulled over on suspicion of drug-driving fail roadside tests, according to data obtained by IAM RoadSmart. It submitted a Freedom of Information request to all […]

There has been a 50% jump in drug driving deaths, according to research carried out by The AA Charitable Trust. Between 2022 and 2023 drivers killed under the influence of […]

A hidden epidemic of drug-driving is at large in Britain, with almost a third of motorists unwittingly driving with dangerous amounts of drugs in their system, according to the UK’s […]

New data has revealed a 260% rise in drug-related driving casualties between 2012 and 2021. According to the Department for Transport (DfT), there were almost 2,500 casualties in relation to […]

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has revealed for the first time the true scale of drug-driving in the UK since new laws came into force – and showed that […]