Proposed regulations for drug driving
Consultation on the government’s proposed regulations to make it an offence to drive with drugs in the bloodstream over a specific limit.
We’re consulting on our preferred option of making it an offence to drive if any of 17 controlled drugs are found over a specified limit in the bloodstream.
For the 8 drugs most associated with illegal use, a zero tolerance approach is proposed when setting the limits. For the 8 drugs most associated with medical uses, we propose that a road safety risk approach is appropriate when determining limits. For a further controlled drug, amphetamine, a limit is not proposed in this consultation but we are seeking views on what a suitable limit might be because this drug has both significant illegal and medical use.
Two other policy options are also considered in this consultation.
After taking account of any responses received from the consultation, regulations containing the final proposals would then need to be approved by Parliament before they could become law.
A further consultation, Drug driving: amphetamine limit, was opened on 19 December 2013.