Doctors call for drink driving limit to be lowered to match other European countries

The legal blood alcohol limit for drivers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland should be reduced to bring it in line with other European countries, doctors have said.The call came in a motion passed at the BMA’s Annual Representative Meeting in Liverpool. Apart from in Scotland, it’s currently legal to drive in the UK with a blood alcohol concentration of up to 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood (80 mg/100 ml)1—the highest level in Europe. By contrast, the limit in most of Europe, including in Scotland, is 50 mg. Some countries, such as Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Sweden have lower or zero tolerance policies.The limit in Scotland was lowered from 80 mg to 50 mg in 2014,2 after an independent review found that drivers were six times more likely to die in a road traffic incident with a blood alcohol concentration between 50 mg and…
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