Archive: Drink Driving

Speeding law to be tightened up

Speeding law to be tightened up

New proposals will see motorists losing their licence after only two speeding offences, the government will announce today.

Ban under-18s from the road, MPs call

Calls for reduction in drink-driving limit

Time's up for rogue wheel clampers

Calls for reduction in drink-driving limit

Calls for reduction in drink-driving limit

The government is facing calls for a severe reduction in the amount people can drink before getting behind the wheel of a car.

Dangerous driving to attract tougher sentences

Sentencing guidelines to be made stricter

New sentencing guidelines published today recommend jail sentences of at least seven years for dangerous drivers who cause death on the roads.

No jail for careless driver killers

Some are still worried drivers who kill may escape prison

Drivers whose carelessness results in death will not receive jail sentences under new guidelines published today.

Ban under-18s from the road, MPs call

'bold measures' to cut crashes

The driving age should be raised to 18 to cut road accidents, a committee of MPs has warned.

Blair tackles world's 'second biggest killer'

UN campaigns to improve road safety

The prime minister Tony Blair has given his support to a UN campaign against global road deaths.

MPs demand more traffic officers

MPs say speed cameras must not replace traffic police

Speed cameras cannot replace road traffic police in promoting safety and more officers must be put back on patrol, MPs have warned today.

New crackdown launched on mini-motos

Mini-motos can be crushed if found to be used illegally

The government has today pledged £200,000 to help local authorities crack down on the use of mini-motorbikes this summer.

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