More than 2,500 motorists were caught drink-driving three or more times in the last 11 years. RAC analysis uncovered the scale of repeat drink‑driving as more than 150,000 drivers hold alcohol‑related convictions. A Freedom of Information request submitted by the RAC found 2,553 accrued three or more DR10 or DR20 endorsements for drink-driving since 2014. … [Read more...]
Driving dangers with prescription drugs
A hidden epidemic of drug-driving is at large in Britain, with almost 1-in-3 motorists unwittingly driving with dangerous amounts of drugs in their system, according to the UK’s leading road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart. But the drugs in question are not illicit substances, such as cannabis or cocaine, but in fact everyday prescriptions, and … [Read more...]
