Drink driving limit consultation published
The Scottish Government has published proposals seeking views on lowering the drink driving limit in Scotland. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
MSPs back lower drink drive limits
Members of the Scottish Parliament have voted to back the Scottish Government’s proposals to lower the drink driving limit by 100 votes to 12, reports the Scotsman. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Drivers behaving badly
AXA car insurance research has found the most and least respectful drivers in the UK with drivers in the West Midlands being the least respectful on Britain’s roads. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Calls for an overhaul in how young people learn to drive
Radical measures, such as a minimum one year learning period, restrictions on night time driving and lowering the alcohol limit for driving are now needed to reduce the high crash risk young drivers face according to a new report from the Association of British Insurers(ABI). Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Call for new approaches to road safety
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is urging greater collaboration with Government on road safety following the publication of annual casualty figures which show the first increase in road deaths since 2003. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Calls for zero-tolerance drink-drive limit
Brake, the road safety charity, has called on the Scottish government to take action to prevent devastating crashes by implementing a zero-tolerance drink drive limit. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Accidents involving illegal alcohol levels
The Department of Transport has published statistics on personal injury accidents in 2011 on public roads in Great Britain that involved drink driving. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Charity calls for action on drink driving
Road safety charity Brake has urged ministers and the public to take action on drink driving, as results from the Association of Chief Police Officers’ summer enforcement campaign were released. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
UK drink and drug driving campaign results
The Association of Chief Police Officers’ (ACPO) bi-annual drink and drug driving campaign brings together figures from all UK police forces and provides a national picture of drink and drug driving. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Get tough on drink driving say motorists
Eighty per cent of motorists say those who repeatedly drink drive should have their vehicles seized and sold or scrapped, according to a poll by the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists). Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
