THREE-QUARTERS of motorists in England and Wales want to follow in the footsteps of Scotland and lower the legal drink-drive limit, according to a survey.
As many as 43 per cent want the limit to fall from the current 80mg level to just 20mg - effectively a zero-tolerance figure) - while a further 31 per cent favour a 50mg limit - the level just introduced in Scotland.
Only 26 per cent want the limit to stay the same, the survey of 1,000 drivers by road safety charity Brake and insurance company Direct Line found.
The survey also showed that 95 per cent of drivers wanted repeat drink-drive offenders to face higher penalties, with 89 per cent saying these offenders should have special "alcolocks" fitted to their vehicles to prevent them moving off if over the limit.
It comes after police and campaigners said the change in the law in Scotland had altered attitudes to drink-driving. There were 30 per cent fewer cases of people being caught drink-driving in the first week after the law changed when compared with the average in the weeks beforehand.
Police Scotland Sir Stephen House said he had been heartened by public support for the move.
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