Latest News from the World of Breathalyzers
Study shows 10 million Brits are drink driving
Friday, October 16, 2015
A new study found that up to 10 million British drivers may be drink driving. This is most commonplace among the under 50s where 36% of drivers who drink admit to drink-driving - equivalent to 6.5 mil ...
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McDonalds turns away first customer in new breathalyser scheme
Thursday, May 07, 2015
McDonalds in Cambridge turned away a 25 year teacher after he failed a breathalyser test. The Cambridge McDonalds introduced the breathalyser scheme after a number of recent incidents of drink-related ...
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Road Safety expert calls for lower drink-drive limit for women as the proportion of women drink-drivers increases
Thursday, March 19, 2015
A road safety expert has called for a lower drink-drive limit for women. Heather Ward, a road safety consultant at University College London, argues that the current drink-drive limit is based on how ...
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Calls for Welsh drink-drive limit to be lowered
Friday, March 13, 2015
Public Health Wales has called for the Welsh drink-drive limit to be reduced to save lives in Wales.
In a report to the Welsh Assembly's Health and Social Care Committee it recommends the drink ...
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Fire Brigade authorities call for England to follow Scotland's lower drink drive limit
Monday, March 09, 2015
Representatives of fire brigades authorities have called for a lower drink drive limit in England - to follow the recent Scotland decision.
Jeremy Hilton, Chairman of the Local Government Association ...
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Drink-drive messages fail to get through to twenty-something drivers warns the IAM
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Drink-driving messages are failing to get through to twenty-something drivers warns the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists). Drivers in their 20s are the group most likely to be caught drink-driving ...
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Younger drivers at greater risk of being caught drink driving say Police
Thursday, January 22, 2015
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has warned that younger drivers are proportionally at greater risk of failing a breath-test than over 25 year olds.
Releasing national figures fo ...
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Police call for new Scottish drink-drive limit to be adopted across the UK
Monday, December 01, 2014
England's top police officers are calling for the UK drink-drive limit to be cut across the UK. They want England and Wales to follow Scotland's lead and reduce the limit to 0.05%BAC from the current ...
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Scotland public information campaign begins as Parliament prepares to approve lower drink drive limit
Monday, November 17, 2014
A high profile public information campaign has been launched in Scotland to inform the public of the new lower drink drive limit which will come into force on 5th December.
The Scottish Parliam ...
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AlcoSense support alcohol charity at Party conferences
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
AlcoSense provided Swanswell, a national alcohol and drugs recovery charity, with AlcoSense Singles breathalysers to give to delegates at fringe events at three of the party political conferences. The ...
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