In a recent statement, the Department for Transport launched a call for evidence on proposals to require drivers convicted of drug driving to complete a rehabilitation course before being allowed back behind the wheel.
Traditionally it has been illegal to drive a motor vehicle in a public place while unfit through drink or drugs. Specific limits have been in place for alcohol for many years, however specific limits for drugs were only introduced in England and Wales in 2015, and in 2019 in Scotland.
Following a six-year experimental period in1999 a drink-drive rehabilitation scheme became a permanent requirement . . .
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