Drink Drive Limit

Opinion

Guv'nor: Pubs really can be good for your health

21-Mar-2016 By Peter Tiley

The trade has taken a bit of a battering recently. The Chief Medical Officer recently cut recommended drinking limits and declared there is “no such thing as a safe level of drinking”, talk continues of a lower drink-drive limit and this year’s Dry January...

Award-winning licensee warns David Cameron pubs won't survive stricter drink-drive rules

04-Jan-2016 By Emily Sutherland

The licensee of CAMRA’s Pub of the Year 2014 has written an open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron asking him to oppose calls to lower the drink drive limit in England and Wales.

Police Federation calls for tougher drink driving laws

21-May-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The Police Federation has said that it wants to reduce the legal drink drive limit in England and Wales from 80mg to 50mg per 100 millimetres of blood-in line with changes introduced in Scotland

New call for lower drink-drive limit in England

09-Mar-2015 By Mike Berry

The drink-drive limit in England should be toughened up to bring it into line with other European countries, according to local councils and motoring campaigners.

Government rules out tougher drink driving limit in England

02-Feb-2015 By Helen Gilbert

The Government has confirmed it has no plans to follow in the footsteps of Scotland and reduce the drink-drive limit in England.

Innis & Gunn backs new Scottish Government drink drive campaign

05-Dec-2014 By Mike Berry

With Scotland’s new lower drink drive limit coming into force today (5 December), Edinburgh-based brewer Innis & Gunn is pushing the message to pub-goers not to drink and drive over the Christmas period.

Scottish Government looks to lower drink-drive limit

22-Mar-2013 By M&C Report

The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will look to lower the drink-drive limit in Scotland.

MSPs back plans to reduce the drink-drive limit in Scotland

05-Nov-2012

MSPs have given overwhelming backing to plans to reduce the drink-drive limit in Scotland.

Tories rule out drink drive changes

15-Mar-2010 By Gemma McKenna

The Tories have ruled out changes to the drink drive limit, after a Labour minister said there was "a strong case" for the limit to be reduced. An...

Drink drive limit could be cut

15-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney

The drink drive limit could be cut to less than a pint of beer or a glass of wine, according to reports. The Sunday Times reported that transport...

Licensee tests convictions of zero drink-drive MP

03-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil

A Shropshire licensee whose local MP called for a zero drink drive limit was compelled to refuse honourable gentleman a drink in his pub - unless he...