It takes less than you might think to become a drink driver - think about the dangers of having a couple of drinks and driving
You cannot calculate your alcohol limit or rely on your own 'rule of thumb' of what is safe to drink and drive
Watch out for those dangerous 'Fancy a Quick One!' moments

If you risk having a drink and then getting behind the wheel, you could pay for it for the rest of your life.

Drinking and Driving Do Not Mix

The legal limit in the UK is 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. However, any amount of alcohol affects your ability to drive safely.

The effects can include:

slower reactions
increased stopping distance
poorer judgement of speed and distance
reduced field of vision

Alcohol also tends to make you feel over-confident and more likely to take risks when driving, which increases the danger to all road users, including yourself.

You Cannot Calculate Your Alcohol Limit, So Do Not Try

There is no failsafe guide as to how to stay under the legal alcohol limit or how much you can drink and still drive safely. It depends on:

your weight, sex, age, metabolism
stress levels
an empty stomach
the amount and type of alcohol

The only safe option is not to drink if you plan to drive. Never offer a drink to someone else who is driving.

3,000 people are killed or seriously injured on our roads each year in drink drive related crashes and nearly one in six of all deaths on the road involve drivers who are over the legal limit.

If you drive at twice the legal alcohol limit you are at least 50 times more likely to be involved in a fatal car crash compared to a driver who has not been drinking.