Motorists face a minimum disqualification period of 12 months if they are convicted of drink-driving.

Tougher sentences are the most popular solution among motorists to tackle drink-driving, a survey suggests.

Drivers polled for the RAC were asked to choose three out of eight options for curbing drink-driving, which contributed to the deaths of an estimated 300 people on Britain’s roads in 2022.

Harsher punishments were selected by nearly two in five (38%) drivers questioned.

Reducing the legal alcohol limit to zero was the second most popular option (34%), followed by giving the police new powers to immediately disqualify drink-drivers at the roadside (33%).

Currently, only courts can impose........

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