Don't blow it! Breathalyser 'police' will be out in force before June 23rd England match

Road safety officers will be out and about on the streets handing out red card/yellow card leaflets and whistles, and going to pubs to place beer mats with the message 'don't blow it' (your licence, their breathalyser that is) ahead of the England games.

They will be in Tonbridge on 23rd June. 

The 'don't blow it' campaign will emphasise that there is no safe drink drive limit and you don’t have to be drunk to be dangerous.

Here are some drink driving facts you may not have heard.

    73 people are killed by drink and drug drivers every month on UK roads. That is 17 every week, or one every 10 hours.

• The proportion of drink related road deaths for the UK is one in six

• Most drink drive collisions happen between midnight Thursday and midnight Sunday

• If you drive at twice the legal alcohol limit you are at least 30 times more likely to cause a road collision than a driver who hasn't been drinking, and 50 times more likely to be involved in a fatal collision.

• Driving or attempting to drive while above the legal limit or unfit through drink could lead to a 6 month prison sentence together with a fine of up to £5,000 and disqualification from driving for at least 12 months (3 years if convicted twice in 10 years).

• Causing death by dangerous driving when under the influence of drink or drugs can lead to up to 14 years imprisonment together with an unlimited fine, disqualification from driving for at least 2 years and a mandatory extended driving test.

For more info see KCC