drink driving
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Tax and legislation news 25 Mar 2021PACTS calls for ‘alcolocks’ to curb drink-driving
Vehicles should be fitted with ‘alcolocks’ to reduce drink-driving, a new report from the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) suggests.
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Fleet industry news 1 Mar 2021Call for crackdown on drug driving amid postcode lottery claims
PACTS says that prosecutions could be “tip of the iceberg” and calls on Government to review the way that drug driving is tackled.
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General News 29 Jan 2021
Major drink driving review needed, says PACTS
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) is calling for drink driving laws to be overhauled, including a reduction in the legal limit.
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Fleet industry news 28 Aug 2020Drink-drive death rise sparks lower limit call
The drink-drive limit in England and Wales is being questioned after new data showed more than 23 people a day were killed or injured.
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Fleet industry news 10 Aug 2020Fleet briefs: Latest from FleetCheck, Meridian, Aston Barclay and TTC Group
News briefs from across the fleet industry, including how SMR is a key consideration for fleets going forward and drink driving warning during the holiday season.
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Fleet industry news 21 Jul 2020Coronavirus: Drug driving warning for fleets
Fleets are being warned about an increased risk of drug driving as company car and van drivers return to work from furlough.
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Fleet industry news 13 Feb 2020
Alcohol related crashes increase by 4%
The total number of casualties caused by drink driving increased to 8,700 in 2018, up 1% from 2017.
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Fleet industry news 11 Dec 2019ETSC calls for zero tolerance drink-driving limit
The European Transport Safety Council says it wants the limit introduced as part of a package of measures to help prevent up to 5,000 alcohol-linked road deaths..
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Fleet industry news 10 Dec 2019
Randomly test drivers for drugs and alcohol, says Brake
Police in England, Wales and Scotland should be given new powers to set up vehicle checkpoints and randomly test drivers for the presence of drink and drugs.
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Fleet industry news 29 Nov 2019
DfT figures show drink-driving increase
Fatal and serious drink-drive casualties have reached their highest level since 2010, according to new figures from the Department for Transport (DfT).
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Fleet industry news 8 Nov 2019Fit-to-drive declarations becoming ‘more important’, says FleetCheck
Fit-to-drive declarations are becoming more important in the light of increased levels of drink and drug driving reported by the police, says FleetCheck.
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Fleet industry news 2 Sep 2019Enhanced alcohol interlock helps fleet managers ahead of stricter legislation
Alcolock device is fully integrated with vehicle’s telematics system
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Fleet industry news 28 Aug 2019
No improvement on drink-drive figures ‘disappointing’
New drink-driving figures show a lack of progress in tackling the issue, with the number of fatalities unchanged year-on-year.
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Fleet industry news 22 Aug 2019
Tougher sentences needed for repeat drink-drive offences, says Brake
In the past four years, there have been 5,181 repeat drink-drive offenders, including one driver who was caught six times in the same period.
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Fleet industry news 31 May 2019
Drink-drive warning ahead of summer crackdown
Breathalyser firm AlcoSense Laboratories says that the number of roadside breath tests carried out in June is 50% higher than any other month apart from December.
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Fleet industry news 15 Feb 2019
IAM Roadsmart calls for emergency measures to tackle drink-driving
Road safety charity IAM Roadsmart has called for emergency measures to be introduced to tackle drink-driving.
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Fleet industry news 14 Dec 2018
Drink-drive warning ahead of festive season
Nearly one in three would not try to talk a friend out of drink-driving, while four in 10 know someone who has driven over the drink-drive limit, says RAC research.
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Fleet industry news 7 Dec 2018
Drink-driving penalties should be strengthened, says poll
Four out of five of motorists think there should be stiffer penalties for drink-driving, with more than half strongly in favour.
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Fleet industry news 5 Dec 201890% of drivers would support breathalysers being installed in cars, finds WhoCanFixMyCar.com
Ninety per cent of drivers would support breathalysers being installed in cars to prevent drink-driving, research from WhoCanFixMyCar.com has found.
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Fleet industry news 3 Dec 2018
Business drivers ‘high on drink and drugs’
One in 10 employees, who drive as part of their job, regularly get behind the wheel while under the influence of drink or drugs, new research suggests.
