Calls for Alcolocks in Cars of Repeat Drink-Driving Offenders

Motoring bodies urge the UK Government to mandate breathalysers in vehicles after alarming reoffending rates and rising fatalities.

Over 27,800 British drivers have been convicted of drink driving multiple times in the past 11 years.
372 individuals were caught drink driving at least four times, with some offenders prosecuted up to seven times.
Motoring organizations advocate for the use of 'alcolocks,' devices that prevent cars from starting unless the driver passes a breath test.
The number of fatalities involving drink driving reached 300 in 2022, the highest since 2009.
The Department for Transport is planning to introduce a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade, to address these issues.