drink driving
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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 2019Randomly 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.
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Fleet Industry News 30 Nov 2018Drivers three times more likely to be breathalysed in December
As the countdown to Christmas begins, drivers are being warned they are nearly three times more likely to be breathalysed in December than a normal month.
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Fleet Management Home 28 Nov 2018Fleet and safety: how can I eliminate drink/drug-driving?
Driving under the influence costs lives. Andrew Don looks at the law and the policies fleet operators should implement
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Fleet Industry News 9 Aug 2018
Call for law change after drink-drive figures show increase
New figures from the DfT show that 9,040 people were killed or injured on Britain’s roads in 2016 where a driver was over the legal limit for alcohol.
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Fleet Industry News 11 Jul 2018
IAM Roadsmart issues drink-drive warning ahead of England's World Cup semi-final
IAM Roadsmart has warned football fans not to give into drink-drive temptation as England prepare to play in the World Cup semi-final tonight.
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Fleet Industry News 11 Jun 2018DfT announces RTA investigation trial and new breathalysers
Competition to bring a new mobile breathalyser to the market launched, while RAC Foundation asked to trial a new approach to road casualty investigations.
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Fleet Industry News 14 May 2018One in 10 employees suspect illegal drug use by colleagues, research finds
More than one in 10 workers across the UK have suspected a colleague of taking illegal drugs, rising to 24% in London, research by Intelligent Fingerprinting has found.
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Tax and Legislation News 19 Apr 2018
Ant McPartlin’s £86k drink-driving fine ‘lenient’, says law firm
Paul Loughlin, a specialist in motoring law at Stephensons, believes that the fine McPartlin received could have been much higher.
