About 100 Drivers Drink-driving is caught one day Britain In the last three years, new figures reveal.
Road Safety Charity IAM RoadSmart, who received data, emphasized the immediate need for “a change in mindset” motor driver,
A total of 108,000 drivers received beverages on their licenses between 2022 and 2024, which was 99 average per day.
These figures were obtained from the driver and vehicle licensing agency (DVLA) Through freedom of information request.
Data suggests that drivers aged 25–39 were the most frequent criminals, of which 48,000 were caught. This was followed by small drivers in the age group of 40-65 (40,000) and 17-24 (15,000).
3,000 drivers of more than 65 were convicted of beverages during the same period.
In response to freedom of information request, data was obtained from the driver and vehicle licensing agency.
IAM Roadsmart estimated that for a person who needs to drive for a job, the possible cost of catching a drink-driving is up to £ 80,000 depending on factors such as lost earnings, legal fees, high insurance premiums and fines.
Drinking-driven motorists in the UK usually lost their license for at least 12 months, although criminals could offer low ban on completion of rehabilitation courses.
They also face a good and potential imprisonment.
The latest department (DFT) data for transportation shows that in 2023, 260 people were killed in accidents on Britain’s roads, incorporating at least one driver on the legal liquor limit.
About 1,600 people were seriously injured.
Last month, it was reported that the ministers are considering cutting the drink-drive border in England and Wales as part of a road safety strategy in this autumn.
Transport Secretary Heida Alexander may reduce the range of up to 22 micrograms per 100ml breath from 35 micrograms of alcohol.
This will suit Scotland-in 2014 cut its beverage drive boundary-and the rest of Europe, where there is no limit in England and Wales as the border of any other country.
IAM Roadsmart said Nicholas Lius, director of policy and standards: “Drink-driving is a dangerous careless task that risks the lives of other people.
“The fact is that in 2023 a beverage-drive-related collision 1,860 killed or seriously injured-should be equal to five people in a day.
“But for some, the results can only be dawn at them when they realize the wider cost.
“We hope that by calculating a person, the person who breaks the law will consider the impact on themselves at least and think twice before going behind the wheel after a drink; it can be a very expensive pint if it puts you on the drink-drive border.
“What we want is a change in mindset. Reducing the limit and increasing enforcement will help send a message that no one is best for the road.”
A DFT spokesperson said: “We want all road users to travel safely, and there are already strict punishment for those who have been caught drinking-driving.
“We are committed to improving road safety, and our well -established think! The campaign is designed to reduce the number of people killed and injured on our streets, especially to target young men.
“Road safety measures have not been reviewed for more than a decade, and we will determine the next steps for our strategy for road safety in the appointed time.”