02/10/2014
Over 6,500 Minors Caught Driving While Intoxicated
Over 6,500 minors have been caught driving while intoxicated in the last six years, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) data obtained by in-car camera provider, Nextbase.
Data received from UK police forces revealed that an average of 1,000 under-age children have been caught and charged with drink-driving offences each year since 2008. More than a quarter of under-18 year old drink-drivers were 16 or younger.
The evidence shows that there has been underage drink drivers as young as 11 and 12 years old. The 11 year-old offender was caught in the Thames Valley area in 2011, while 12-year-olds have been apprehended in Scotland and Manchester.
Bryn Brooker, spokesperson for Nextbase said: "Uninsured drivers on UK roads pose a huge threat to the safety of the vast majority of responsible motorists, and pedestrians. These threats come in many forms and today’s findings go to show that it’s not just those who illegally choose not to buy insurance. Motorists have to be aware of such threats and take appropriate measures to mitigate the risk."
The Nextbase findings go on to show that underage drink-driving is not an isolated problem, but occurs nationwide. Every police force in the UK has apprehended under-18 drunk-drivers in the past six years.
(CD/IT)
Data received from UK police forces revealed that an average of 1,000 under-age children have been caught and charged with drink-driving offences each year since 2008. More than a quarter of under-18 year old drink-drivers were 16 or younger.
The evidence shows that there has been underage drink drivers as young as 11 and 12 years old. The 11 year-old offender was caught in the Thames Valley area in 2011, while 12-year-olds have been apprehended in Scotland and Manchester.
Bryn Brooker, spokesperson for Nextbase said: "Uninsured drivers on UK roads pose a huge threat to the safety of the vast majority of responsible motorists, and pedestrians. These threats come in many forms and today’s findings go to show that it’s not just those who illegally choose not to buy insurance. Motorists have to be aware of such threats and take appropriate measures to mitigate the risk."
The Nextbase findings go on to show that underage drink-driving is not an isolated problem, but occurs nationwide. Every police force in the UK has apprehended under-18 drunk-drivers in the past six years.
(CD/IT)
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