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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
New drink driving laws are bad news for one-pint-only drinkers
One pint, or just one glass of wine, could put you over the new drink driving limit coming to England and Wales. The government has announced that it is examining tougher drink-driving regulations. The proposed changes would see the drink-drive threshold reduced from 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath to 22 micrograms, bringing it in line with Scotland's limits. According to the Scottish Government's website, even one pint could put you over the limit. The Scottish Government website states that: "Scotland has a zero tolerance approach to drink driving... You cannot safely drink any alcohol when driving... One drink can put you over the limit." READ MORE: Three major changes to driving rules planned READ MORE: Man walks the entire Welsh coast and finds 'days of tarmac and caravan parks' In Scotland, there is no safe number of pints to drink before driving. The legal alcohol limit for driving in Scotland is 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, or 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. This means that an average man would be limited to just under a pint of beer or a large glass of wine, and women to half a pint of beer or a small glass of wine. Alcohol remains in your system for quite some time after consumption, and so you may still be over the limit the morning after a party. For example, if you have four pints of beer and stop drinking at 9pm, you're not legally sober enough to drive until 7.24am. However, the effect of alcohol varies greatly between individuals due to factors like weight, age, metabolism, and whether you've eaten, making it impossible to determine a specific number of drinks that would be safe. The safest approach, according to the Scottish Government, is to avoid alcohol completely if you plan to drive. This is because everybody processes alcohol in a different way. For example, two people who drink the same pint of beer can show different alcohol levels in the body. Why does alcohol impact people differently? The limit on how much a person can drink if driving cannot simply be changed into drinks or units. The limits are based on how much alcohol is flowing through your body at the time of measurement - whether this be through your breath, blood or urine. The same drink can create different levels of alcohol for different people. According to the government, this depends on: your weight, age, sex and metabolism (the rate your body uses energy) the type of alcohol you drink what you've eaten medication your stress levels Why is the limit not zero? Officials have stopped short at making the drink drive limit zero as it would be 'unfair' as there is more than one reason as to why drivers could have alcohol in their system other than from drinking. Anyone can consume alcohol without knowing it. Some foods, mouthwash and medications can often contain alcohol. What is the penalty for drink-driving? If anyone is convicted of drink driving, you can be handed a minimum driving ban of 12 months, go to prison for six months or be fined up to £5,000.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Driving ban for ex-councillor four times over limit
A former councillor has received a driving ban for getting behind the wheel while more than four times over the alcohol limit. Emma Holton, of Lambourne Close in Ledbury, previously served as a local politician on Herefordshire Council. She had been on Holyhead Road near Shrewsbury on 10 April when her Land Rover was stopped by officers and she was breathalysed. The former Ledbury South representative pleaded guilty to the offence at Telford Magistrates Court on Wednesday. She was also ordered to undertake 150 hours of community service and pay £199 in costs. The court heard a breathalyser test revealed 144 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of Holton's breath, which was above the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Holton represented her ward between 2015 and 2019, first as a Conservative and later as an independent. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Related internet links HM Courts & Tribunals Service
BBC News
19-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Driving ban for ex-councillor Emma Holton four times over limit
A former councillor has received a driving ban for getting behind the wheel while more than four times over the alcohol limit. Emma Holton, of Lambourne Close in Ledbury, previously served as a local politician on Herefordshire Council. She had been on Holyhead Road near Shrewsbury on 10 April when her Land Rover was stopped by officers and she was breathalysed. The former Ledbury South representative pleaded guilty to the offence at Telford Magistrates Court on Wednesday. She was also ordered to undertake 150 hours of community service and pay £199 in costs. The court heard a breathalyser test revealed 144 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of Holton's breath, which was above the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Holton represented her ward between 2015 and 2019, first as a Conservative and later as an independent. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
01-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Banned driver was nearly four times over limit on A41 in Bicester
A man who admitted being nearly four times over the drink drive limit has been banned from driving for two and a half Turnbull, 21, was found to have 133 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath while driving a white Fiat 500 on the A41 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, on 27 April. The legal limit is 35 from Worcester, admitted drink driving at Oxford Magistrates' Court on 22 fined him £708 and told him if he completes a course by 25 February 2027, his 30-month ban will be reduced by 30 weeks. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Banned drink driver nearly four times over limit
A man who admitted being nearly four times over the drink drive limit has been banned from driving for three years and given a suspended jail term. Amar Singh, 25, was found to have 137 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath while driving a Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo on the M4 near Reading on 30 March. The legal limit is 35 micrograms. Singh, of Boxley Road, Chatham, Kent, was sentenced at Reading Magistrates' Court on 22 May. He was given an eight-week jail term, suspended for 12 months, and banned from drinking alcohol for 120 days. He will be able to cut the length of his three year driving ban by 36 weeks if he completes a rehabilitation course by 13 June, 2027. Singh was also told to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £154. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Thames Valley Police
