drink driving

Drink driving penalties too lenient, RAC reveals

UK motorists back tougher sentences for drink driving, according to new research by the RAC. Its RAC Report on Motoring 2024 found that 38% believe harsher sentences are the answer […]

Young drivers make up a fifth of December fatalities

New AA analysis has revealed that young drivers are significantly over-represented in fatal crashes during December evenings. The data has been released as a warning to younger drivers ahead of […]

Drink driving campaign launched by THINK!

Road safety group THINK! has launched a new drink driving awareness campaign ahead of Christmas. The campaign, which aims to reduce incidents involving drink drivers, targets 17 to 24-year-old men […]

Drink-driving crashes escalate during Covid

The latest Department for Transport (DfT) figures reveal that drink-driving crashes went up in the first nine months of Covid-19, despite a dramatic fall in road traffic. Over one in […]

‘Break the drink drive habit’

Brake, the road safety charity, has reiterated its call for a zero-tolerance drink drive limit, in response to government figures showing Britain is still failing to adequately tackle its drink drive […]

Police call for drink-drive slash

The police federation is renewing its call to lower the drink drive limit in England and Wales. The body wants the legal limit in England and Wales to be reduced […]

‘Alarming’ drink driving trend emerges

An alarming two million over the limit drivers have risked getting behind the wheel of a car because they thought they were ‘less drunk’ than their passengers. The worrying trend […]