On 5th December 2014, Scotland introduced a new, lower blood-alcohol limit of 50mg per 100ml for drivers, falling in line with many other European countries, and leaving England and Wales, alongside Malta, as the only nations in Europe still supporting the higher 80mg limit. Legislation is shortly due in Northern Ireland that will also cut […]

Smart cars of the near future could refuse to start if the driver exceeds the drink-drive limit. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), working with a consortium of car makers including Ford, GM and Volkswagen has developed an alcohol detection system for vehicles that will prevent those over the limit from driving. The […]

Smart cars are paving the way for the future of drink-driving prevention – By refusing to allow a person who has been drinking to drive them. The revolutionary technology, titled DADSS (Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety) works via a breathaliser mounted on the steering wheel as well as an intelligent engine “Start” button that […]

A new study has revealed that drivers who are particularly dehydrated may be just as dangerous on the roads as those who have been drinking alcohol. Loughborough University released the figures claiming that drivers who drank a small amount of 25ml of water an hour were likely to make twice as many mistakes when behind […]

A 15-year-old boy had reportedly drank seven bottles of beer and three ciders before taking his mum’s car and crashing into several parked vehicles in Greenhithe. Police were called after reports of damage to other vehicles and he was found to be more than twice the drink-drive limit. He woke his mum to tell her […]

Tonight is the final night of 2014 and it has been a fantastic year. We’ve had another successful year for both our pupils and instructors. As the year draws to an end, we would like to wish all of our staff, pupils, instructors and fans all the best of luck for the coming year. As always we hope […]

Since the new law on the drink drive limit came into force this month, 5 drivers in the Scottish Borders have been stopped and charged with drink driving. The police stop over 20,000 drivers in Scotland every month, if breathalysed and found to be over the limit, in the eyes of the law they are […]

As many as one in five motorists have admitted to driving the morning after a heavy drinking session . . . despite knowing that they may well still be over the legal drink-drive limit. With the Christmas season upon us, and Seasonal revellers across the country indulging in late-night boozing sessions, both legal and driving […]

Scotland introduced a new legal drink-drive limit on midnight Thursday which was reduced from 80mg to 50mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood. This has brought the limit in line with much of Europe but lower than the rest of the UK. Though the new limit was enforced at midnight, by 6am four people had […]

P plates stands for Probationary driver which indicates that the driver is a newly qualified driver. Although P plates are not compulsory, it is strongly recommended that new drivers use them as they help to warn other road users that you are a new driver and to be more patient. There have been discussions to […]