A total of 71% of us admit we do not know what the drink-drive limit is and could end up being accidental criminals.
Some 14% of people will drink and drive this Christmas, with one in five saying they simply cannot be bothered to walk home, according to confused.com. While drink driving can risk lives, it has major financial consequences too. Being caught over the legal limit could see you slapped with a fine of up £5,000 or a 12-month disqualification from driving. It could even land you a six-month prison sentence.
And, if those risks haven’t sobered you up, a conviction adds up to 40% on car insurance premiums over the first year and can cost an extra £2,400 over five years.
Confused.com’s Will Thomas says: “A drink-driving offence can more than double a driver’s premiums or prevent them from being able to obtain insurance at all.”
The legal limit is 80 miligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
Source : Daily Mirror
