New statistics show that one in 35 drivers stopped during the Christmas and New Year period were over the legal limit, despite the fact that drink driving is falling. Police Scotland’s four-week enforcement campaign saw an average of 579 drivers stopped every day – with three per cent of those tested found to be over the legal limit compared to two per cent of those tested last year.
The seasonal spike is in contrast to the general downward trend of drink driving as new data shows that 7.6 per cent fewer drivers were caught over the limit in 2015 compared to the previous year.