According to the charity Drinkaware, the drink driving limit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
However, Scottish drivers are not able to get behind the wheel with more than 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
Motorists who exceed these limits could face an unlimited, fine, a driving ban of at least a year and six months imprisonment, which could be expanded to life if it causes the death of another road user.
Bryn Brooker, head of road safety at Nextbase, highlighted that there it is impossible to speed up the effects of alcohol to keep drivers safe on the roads.
He said: “It might feel like you’re being responsible by sleeping it off after your Christmas do then driving the next morning – but unless the alcohol is out of your system you’re not.
“Even small amounts in your bloodstream impact your ability to drive, and because we all process alcohol differently there’s no hard and fast rule about when it will have left your system. There is no way to speed up this process – a coffee might make you feel better, but it won’t remove the alcohol.”
In addition, Bryn recommended that motorists who are fearful that drink drivers could have an impact on their safety should invest in a dashcam, with many being successfully used to catch dangerous drivers.
He advised: “Drivers concerned about other drivers in their area driving erratically should consider a dashcam.
“Footage from dashcams can now easily be sent to every police force in England and Wales through the Nextbase dashcam safety portal – and has taken thousands of dangerous drivers off the road.”
