10 worst Brit drink & drug driver towns

HEREFORD NAMED NO1

HEREFORD has been named as the drink and drug-drive capital of Britain.

The city has 2.3 convictions for every 1,000 drivers.

A MoneySuperMarket poll found Hereford, which has the coat of arms, right, was by far the worst for bad drivers, its rate rising by 0.8 in the last year.

It was followed in the top 10 by Crewe on 1.86 per 1,000 and Blackpool on 1.68, while Sunderland dropped from first to fourth with 1.62 convictions.

The research also found plumbers were the most likely to offend, ahead of professions and vocations including mature students, scaffolders and ground

THE Stonner Kebab – doner meat wrapped around sausage and deep fried in batter – has been created by the Knightsridge Chip Shop in Livingston, West Lothian.

workers. Men were men twice as likely to drink and drug drive as women. Emma Garland, data scientist at MoneySuperMarket, said: “With Christmas parties, there is more chance of people getting behind the wheel under the influence as they may not realise how much alcohol they’ve had. “Driving the next morning while unknowingly still over the limit is also a key factor, especially for those who may have early starting times.”

Top 10: 1 Hereford, 2 Crewe, 3 Blackpool, 4 Sunderland, 5 Newport, 6 Cardiff, 7 Llandudno, 8 Liverpool, 9 Darlington, 10 Telford.