‘CUT DRIVER BOOZE LIMIT’

MOST motorists want the drink-drive limit cut in England and Wales, according to an RAC survey to mark the 50th anniversary of the first roadside breath test.

Some 59% would support a reduction for the first time since the law was introduced in 1967.

The Scottish Government cut the alcohol limit for drivers from 80mg to 50mg per 100ml of blood in 2014. The legal level in the rest of Britain remains 80mg – higher than in much of Europe. Campaigners say there has been little progress in tackling drink-driving in recent years. Department for Transport figures show 143 people were killed in crashes involving an over-the-limit driver last year.