Road Traffic Offences: Alcoholic Drinks
2026-05-18 · Department for Transport · HL273 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of current policy in reducing harm from drink driving and repeat offending on UK roads.
Answer
Existing measures, including mandatory disqualification, penalties, the High Risk Offender scheme and the Drink Drive Rehabilitation scheme, play an important role in reducing drink driving and repeat offending. The Drink Drive Rehabilitation scheme has b...