An analysis of UK driving offences finds that repeat drug-driving is substantially more common than repeat drink-driving. The RAC investigation, using DVLA data covering roughly the last 11 years, reports that drivers who reoffend after an initial drug-driving conviction do so at a rate close to five times higher than those who reoffend after an initial drink-driving conviction. Sky News describes the repeat drug-driving figure as “almost five times” higher than repeat drink-driving, while the Daily Mail similarly reports a fivefold difference. The Belfast Telegraph also reflects the same core finding that repeat drug-drive offending is nearly five times more common than drink-driving. The reporting also notes that the results prompt calls for additional support for offenders, including proposals for a national rehabilitation scheme, aimed at reducing the likelihood of repeat offences. Across the outlets, the key point is that reoffending patterns differ between drug and alcohol driving, with drug-driving reoffending emerging as the higher of the two in the RAC’s analysis of DVLA records.
Repeat drug-driving offences nearly five times higher than drink-driving, analysis finds
An analysis of UK driving offences finds that repeat drug-driving is substantially more common than repeat drink-driving. The RAC investigation, using DVLA data covering roughly the last 11 years, rep...
- An RAC analysis of DVLA data covering around the last 11 years finds higher repeat offending for drug-driving than for drink-driving.
- Repeat drug-driving offences are reported as nearly five times (or “almost five times”) more common than repeat drink-driving offences.
- The findings are based on patterns of reoffending following initial driving convictions.
- The investigation reports these results consistently across multiple outlets.
- Media reports say the results lead to calls for a national rehabilitation scheme.
Worrying new analysis of DVLA data by the RAC has found that repeat drug-driving offences are five times higher than repeat drink-driving offences over the last 11 years.
3 months agoRepeat offending of drug-driving is almost five times more common than drink-driving, an investigation has found, leading to calls for a national rehabilitation scheme.
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