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29 December 2008
YOUNG DRIVERS URGED NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE

THREE WEEKS into an annual festive safety campaign and the number of drivers under 25 being arrested for drink driving in Scotland is causing increasing concern. ..MORE INFO »

22 December 2008
PUBLIC CALL TIME ON DRINK DRIVERS WHO TAKE THE RISK

THE SCOTTISH public is more willing than ever to alert the police if they suspect someone of driving after having drunk too much alcohol. ..MORE INFO »

15 December 2008
MORE DRIVERS HEED FESTIVE DRINK DRIVE WARNINGS

FEWER DRIVERS got behind the wheel after drinking or taking drugs during the first week of the nation-wide festive safety season than last year, according to one of Scotland’s top road policing officers ..MORE INFO »

8 December 2008
DON’T DRIVE “THE MORNING AFTER” WARNS POLICE CHIEF

DRIVERS who get behind the wheel “the morning after the night before” are to be targeted by Scotland’s police forces in the latest campaign against drink and drug driving. ..MORE INFO »

4 December
WINTER WEATHER FAILS TO STOP 271 MOTORISTS FROM USING THEIR HAND-HELD MOBILE PHONES

THE return to winter conditions on Scotland's roads failed to deter 271 motorists from using their mobile phones during a police crackdown. ..MORE INFO »

3 December 2008
USE IT – YOUR MOBILE PHONE WHILE DRIVING – AND LOSE IT – YOUR LICENCE

Use your mobile phone while driving and you might lose your licence, warn Scottish police on the start of a 24-hour ‘mobile phone day of action’. ..MORE INFO »

21 November 2008
NEW ROAD POLICING CHIEF STRESSES NEED FOR GREATER AWARENESS OF RISKS ON COUNTRY ROADS

Scotland’s new road policing chief is pleased that motorists’ driving habits have steadily improved during the past three decades but has expressed concern about motorists continuing to drive inappropriately on country roads. ..MORE INFO »

23 October 2008
DON'T LET THE DULL WEATHER CATCH YOU OFF GUARD

Clocks go back one hour on Sunday when British Summer Time comes to an end and motorists will be faced with reduced daylight hours and the possibility of inclement weather...MORE INFO »

13 October 2008
POLICE CHIEFS HAPPY DAY NOT RUINED BY DRUNKEN FEW

POLICE OFFICERS from all eight forces in Scotland were joined by colleagues from British Transport Police (BTP) on Saturday to ensure that the World Cup qualifying game between Scotland and Norway was not spoiled by fans that might have been drinking excessively and behaving in a disorderly or violent way. ..MORE INFO »

8 October 2008
POLICE LAUNCH SCOTTISH ANPR SYSTEM IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME

POLICE in Scotland are using the latest ANPR technology linked to an enhanced centralised database which is having a major impact in the detection and investigation of crime. ..MORE INFO »

6 October 2008
POLICE URGE FANS NOT TO SPOIL THE PARTY

SCOTLAND'S police forces are to mount a major operation to detect people who try to bring alcohol to the Scotland versus Norway football match next Sunday. ..MORE INFO »