Improved testing equipment to detect drink and drug drivers will be given the green light and key changes made to streamline enforcement of both offences.
The Government will also examine the case for a new specific drug driving offence – alongside the existing one – which would remove the need for the police to prove impairment on a case-by-case basis where a specified drug has been detected.
The measures are set out in the Government’s response to the North Report on Drink and Drug Driving, which was published last year.
The prescribed alcohol limit for driving will not be changed, with the focus instead on improving enforcement and education to tackle the drink and drug drivers who put lives at risk. > > > > Read More
