AVON and Somerset Police are to launch Operation Tonic, a month-long campaign to improve road safety and warn of the dangers of drink and drug driving.
The campaign will begin on Monday, June 1, and the force, as they did over Christmas and the New Year, will be will be naming publicly every motorist who is charged with a drink or drug driving offence.
And for the first time traffic officers will be using "drugalyser" devices at the roadside to test drivers for suspected drugs, including cannabis and cocaine, using new laws that came in earlier this year.
Drug drivers could face an unlimited fine, up to six months in prison, a minimum one-year driving ban and a criminal record. Your driving licence will also show you’ve been convicted for drug driving. This will last for 11 years.
For more information go to www.gov.uk/drug-driving-law.
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