Random Breath Tests Planned For Motorists

The proposed changes would allow breath tests to be carried out at any time, with roadside checkpoints being set up at points where police were confident they could catch lawbreakers.

Ministers have previously rejected random breath-testing but it is understood that there was a change of heart when the results of the latest Christmas campaign against drink-driving were revealed.

These showed that while the number of tests carried out in England and Wales rose six per cent, the number of drivers who failed fell to 7,800 - down from 9,700 in 2006.

Ministers believe that the results prove that increasing the number of tests acts as a deterrent.

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(I find it strange that the surveillance and nanny state, more commonly known as Great Britain, never had random, roadside breath tests before. - captain_kirk)

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