Drink-driving laws UK: legal units, plus fines and licence bans

Newly released data shows that almost one in five motorists convicted of being over limit are caught the morning after

Almost 18% of of drink-driving convictions are of motorists stopped between 7am and 1pm on the day after their “big night”, government figures show.

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