Drink drive campaign: “Everyone is aware of the danger, but some still think they are above the law”

Friday 05 January 2024

Ten drink drive arrests were made in December, with three of those for people double the legal limit.

Officers were running routine drink drive checks throughout the month, particularly on motorists commuting into Town in the morning as part of Guernsey Police’s annual campaign.

Roads Policing Sergeant Andrew Smith said: “Everyone is aware of the dangers of drink driving these days, but unfortunately some people still think they are above the law and can get away with it. 

“We police it robustly all year round, but always put more emphasis on it through our comms in December, when more islanders are out and enjoying a drink for Christmas.

“The bottom line is that drink driving ends lives, not only those lives of the people reckless enough to commit the offence, but also those of innocent people who just happened to be using the roads at the same time.

“In 2024 we all know it, but don’t even think about drinking and driving.”

In total 90 drink drive arrests were made in 2023, compared to 111 in 2022. 

Five arrests were made in December 2022.

The most recent peak in December was in 2020, where 20 arrests were made.