DON'T TAKE THE RISK

• After four drinks during an evening, most motorists who drive the next morning will be over the limit.
• It can take up to 12 hours to be safe to drive after drinking one bottle of wine.
• It can take up to 12 hours to be safe to drive after drinking four pints of continental lager or ale.
• If caught driving over the legal limit the next morning, motorists face the same consequences as if they had been caught the night before.
• More than four out of ten pubs now serve 35ml rather than 25ml measures of spirits
• Continental lager or ale has steadily increased in unit strength.

• One in three motorists has driven 'the morning after' whilst over the limit.
• Half of all young drivers admit to driving in the morning despite excessive drinking the night before.
• Half of all male drivers in the UK admit to driving in the last year within two hours of having a drink.

• The rise of continental strength drinks has left motorists confused over drink drive limits.
• 15 million motorists underestimate sobering up times.
• After drinking four pints of strong lager or ale, males believe it will take seven hours to be completely safe to drive.
• 18-29 year old males believe they can drive safely after four hours when they have drunk four pints.
• Many motorists choose to forget their previous night's drinking 'the morning after'.
• One in ten drivers correctly identified the length of time (six hours) it would take to be safe to drive after drinking half a bottle of wine.

GENERAL DRINK DRIVE

• About 1 in 7 deaths on Scotland's roads involve drivers who are over the drink-drive limit.
• Nearly 1 in 5 (18%) Scottish drivers have driven over the limit*.
• 25% of Scots admitted to having no idea of what number of drinks would put you over the limit*.
• In the UK, it is estimated that 20,000 lives have been saved in the last 13 years thanks to government drink drive campaigns*.
• Crimestoppers receive an average of 6,000 anonymous calls a month, which lead to over 500 arrests*.
• Although it is predominately men that are more likely to drink drive, the number of women caught drink driving is rising *.
• More than four out of ten pubs now serve 35ml rather than 25ml measures of spirits.
• Continental lager or ale has steadily increased in unit strength.
  
  * Research from Road Safety Scotland and Direct Line (2005)

THE CONSEQUENCES

• If caught driving over the legal limit the next morning, motorists face the same consequences as if they had been caught the night before.
• Drink driving convictions stay on your criminal record for 20 years or until you are forty years old (whichever is longer). Therefore, if you're convicted of drink driving on your 18th birthday you'll have a criminal record until you're 40. If you're convicted when you're 39 you'll have a criminal record until you're 59.
• Drunk drivers face up to fourteen years imprisonment. Other offences include; driving without insurance, speeding and driving whilst disqualified.
• Drink driving convictions mean you may be refused car insurance and will almost certainly have to pay much higher premiums.
• In addition to being caught by the police, many are now being reported by people in the community via the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.