Police breathalysing a driver in London, under a new policy being introduced by the Metropolitan Police Service to crackdown on drink driving. 08/01/01: Chaos on the railways was partly to blame for an increase in drink-driving over the Christmas period. * senior police officers said. There were more drunk drivers despite police and Government efforts to curb the problem. The percentage of motorists who tested positive for alcohol following a collision was 7.18%, compared with 6.5% in 1999/2000 and 6% the year before. Police figures showed that out of 15,064 people tested after a crash 1,081 were over the limit. 9/1/2001: Chaos on the railways was partly to blame for an increase in drink-driving over the Christmas period, senior police officers said Monday, January 8th, 2001. There were more drunk drivers despite police and Government efforts to curb the problem. The percentage of motorists who tested positive for alcohol following a collision was 7.18%, compared with 6.5% in 1999/2000 and 6% the year before. Police figures showed that out of 15,064 people tested after a crash 1,081 were over the limit. 9/1/03: The number of serious accidents caused by people over the limit during the Christmas/New Year anti-drink-drive campaign in England and Wales fell by almost a fifth on the same period last year, new figures show today. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) said that 5,242 collisions causing injury on roads were reported during the campaign, 1,270 or 20% fewer than in 2001-2002. 07/01/2004: Figures showing just how many motorists were caught drinking and driving over the Christmas and New Year period were being released today, Wednesday 7th January 2004. Anti drink-drive campaigners were hoping the 2003-04 festive period figures did not reflect the slight rise in drink-drive related deaths in 2002.
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