Overview
- Surrey Police reported a record 369 arrests in December, with 167 for drug driving and 81 for drink driving, reflecting a shift toward more drug‑related detections.
- West Mercia Police detained 331 motorists across its three counties, with offenders warned of minimum 12‑month bans, fines up to £5,000 and possible prison sentences.
- West Yorkshire Police made 288 arrests between December 1 and January 1, including a driver disqualified on December 16 who was stopped again two days later for driving while disqualified and drug driving.
- Dorset Police arrested 118 people, up from 107 the previous December, after deploying targeted stop checks and receiving 316 public reports of suspected impaired driving.
- The Department for Transport has proposed cutting the legal alcohol limit to around 50mg for most drivers and about 20mg for learners or newly qualified drivers, with measures such as alcolocks under consideration.