Drink-drive limit to be cut in bid to save lives

CUTTING the drink-drive limit in England and Wales is among government plans in response to the “stalled” progress on road safety.

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The strategy also requires 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 - 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.