The drink drive limit for England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 35 Microgrammes alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. 80 Milligrammes alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. 107 Milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine. The drink drive limit for Scotland: 22 Microgrammes alcohol per...
Drink-driving limit lowered in Northern Ireland.The article reports that the government's plan to lower the blood alcohol limit for vocational drivers from the current 80mg per 100ml of blood limit to reduce drunk-driving HGV drivers in Northern Ireland from 2018....
In the UK, the legal driving limit is 0.08% BAC in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - but the limit is lower in Scotland at 0.05%. Savvy drivers on the continent should be aware of the different rules and regulations for each country that they drive through. Much of western and ...
Since it reduced its drink-drive limit at the end of 2014, drink driving prosecutions in Scotland have fallen by a third. The Direct Line findings show that 36 per cent of people support a hard-line stance towards drink driving with a zero tolerance approach. The insurer’s research reveale...
12 Units - 9 hours = 3. In this scenario, the person could still have 3-4 units of alcohol left in their body whilst driving to work the following day - risking both Police prosecution and the safety of others. 3-4 Units will bring most men to the UK or USA legal driving limit of...
Ever wondered if liqueurs or drink-laced Christmas puddings might put you over the drink-driving limit?Pat Fitzpatrickpicks up a breathalyser and puts six sweet treats to the test I kick off with aHot Buttered Rum Bombefrom Aldi’s Specially Selected collection (€2.49). The...
“From today, a change in law will abolish a driver’s right to request replacement blood or urine specimen where a breath specimen is marginally above the legal alcohol limit. “The removal of the ‘statutory option’ is a much-needed update to road traffic legislation in Northern Ireland. ...
“it must also be appreciated that losing one’s driving license, even for three months, can be an enormous burden’”. We would clarify that this is the actual point of this sanction; it is a serious offence to drive while over the legal limit, and the penalty needs to reflect the ...
Mr Cowen used Dáil standing orders to address the chamber on his three-month driving ban, which came to light on Friday. Mr Cowen had been driving home from the All Ireland football final in September 2016 when he was breathalysed and tested over the legal alcohol limit. ...
The double-blind study concluded that those who consumed a drink containing the ingredients also found in energy drinks (caffeine, taurine, sucrose, and glucose), as compared to those who were given a nonactive placebo drink, reported less sleepiness and increased alertness while driving 157. In...