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Drink-drive limit under scrutiny
Western Mail
|January 07, 2026
UTTING the drink-drive limit in England and Wales is among Government plans in response to the “stalled” progress on road safety.
‘The road safety strategy also proposes to require some convicted drink-drivers to have alcolocks fitted to their vehicles, and new powers to suspend driving licences for people suspected of drink or drug-driving offences.
Other planned measures to be consulted on include introducing mandatory sight tests once drivers reach 70, a minimum learning period for new drivers, and a crackdown on uninsured drivers and illegal number plates.
‘The strategy - which is the first of its kind in more than a decade - aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Britain's roads by 65% by 2035, and by 70% for children under 16.
This story is from the January 07, 2026 edition of Western Mail.
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