Road Safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is raising concerns about drug driving across the UK. In particular, GEM is worried by recent reports of ‘sky high’ recordings over the legal limit, and by inconsistencies in sentencing of offenders. For example, Christopher Backhouse, who killed his friend in a crash while returning from a […]
Recent Survey Shows Shocking Numbers Take Drugs And Drive
The survey by Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line reveals a shocking one in 14 drivers (7%) admit they drive at least once a month after having taken drugs. The release of these figures comes a year after the introduction of new drug-drive laws designed to make it easier for police to catch […]